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on the subject of nature backpacking on the subject of nature a blog about the natural world around us whether it be birds insects plants geology or more showing posts with label backpacking show all posts showing posts with label backpacking show all posts wednesday march 5 2014 backpacking at zaleski state forest hey guys i finally have some time to write up a little post i ve been really busy lately with schoolwork but with spring break i ve been able to catch a slight break anyway on february 21 23 i went on a winter backpacking skills backpacking trip through ohio university s outdoor pursuits they put on many trips throughout the semester which are open to anyone but they re normally a bit cheaper for ou students this backpacking trip was supposed to teach us winter backpacking skills but the weather had other ideas in mind saturday we were hiking in short sleeved shirts and shorts hardly winter at all regardless it was a great trip and here s some photos and a little info on it a total of seven of us two trip leaders and five trip goers did the bottom half of the 23 mile backpacking trail at zaleski state forest in vinton county we did a total of about ten miles we hiked two miles friday afternoon to the first campsite four miles on saturday to the next campsite then sunday we did two miles on a connecting trail that led us back to the first campsite where we then backtracked the two miles to the parking lot the trail was mostly on top of tall allegheny ridge tops there were a couple of beautiful vistas like this one this was the view on a small rock outcrop next to a small 50 foot cliff or so and the location of a little snack break on saturday but the trail was not all on ridge tops eventually we went down a hill into the bottomlands due to the recent snow melt every water source was swollen including this tiny creek as it emptied into a small lake it formed a sort of flooded delta and as a result the trail sort of disappeared eventually we found it once more and navigated our way through the water this is an old railway the moonville railroad many of you have probably heard of the infamous moonville tunnel well this is the same line the actual tunnel is only a couple miles away from this point but this particular location along the abandoned railroad is the site of an old mining town called ingham station according to the site waymarking at it s peak around 1900 ingham station had a store railroad depot a mine schoolhouse over a dozen residences and was inhabited by several families the town was abandoned around 1920 or so but the backpacking trail now goes right through the remnants the zaleski backpacking trail offers many cool points of interest if you re a history geek like me on top of ghost towns the trail follows the hopewell chillicothe marietta road for some of the way the hopewell chillicothe marrietta road was an ancient native american footpath that led from earthworks near present day marietta to the famous hopewell earthworks near present day chillicothe when european settlers came to the area they followed the footpath too turning it into a road for stagecoaches and the pioneers anyway part of the backpacking trail runs along this ancient road the trail also passes a doughnut shaped earthwork and other historical points of interest this was my campsite for the second night the days might have been warm but the nights were cold it was perfect weather for a warm mummy style sleeping bag it was definitely a great experience and i will be going backpacking again for sure posted by kyle brooks at 10 33 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels nature ohio photography parks backpacking camping hiking ohio history vinton county ohio location zaleski state forest mcarthur oh 45651 usa older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me kyle brooks view my complete profile about this blog the natural world is filled with incredible and intriguing plants animals and places on the subject of nature aims to highlight such interesting subjects and talk about the science and the issues surrounding them this blog will cover a wide range of topics from the obscure to the mundane the tiniest insects to earth altering geologic forces the latest scientific trends to the most basic natural history and beyond check out my twitter account kyle from ohio on twitter blog archive 2019 2 january 2 maine s great black hawk saga comes to an end a selection of photos from wayne national forest 2018 8 august 2 june 2 march 1 february 1 january 2 2017 18 november 1 october 1 september 2 august 2 june 4 may 4 march 2 february 1 january 1 2016 16 october 2 september 3 august 1 june 1 may 3 march 2 february 1 january 3 2015 34 december 3 november 4 october 7 september 5 august 3 july 4 june 2 may 3 april 1 march 1 february 1 2014 36 december 2 november 2 october 2 september 2 august 1 july 7 june 6 may 3 april 5 march 4 january 2 2013 24 december 2 november 3 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