Another encouragement of my scholars program was to try to go somewhere new! Therefore, although there are several spots to explore around the great city of Columbus I want to explore somewhere a little bit more up my ally. I’m an outdoorsy person, and I love to hike, so one Saturday afternoon I gathered my friends, and piled into my car to head to Hocking Hills Park. Once we arrived we saw many different signs for areas we could explore, and we got set on the one that read “Old Man’s Cave”. I have seen many caves in my life and all I was expecting was to hike down a small trail and find a tiny cave, but wow was I wrong. The trail started off with a waterfall leading to the river we’d be following. The river continued for about 4 miles, which we followed by climbing, walking and jumping around the rocks and trees. Once we headed down a tunnel and climbed a few more steps we finally arrived at the cave! It took me by surprise in its size, and also by the amount of people also there with us. Once we got back to the car (another couple of miles) I was exhausted and ready to head back to school. Overall, the trip was pretty amazing! I really enjoyed getting out of the city and getting back to my roots. If I have the chance next semester or this summer I would love to go back to Hocking Hills and explore more of the trails or see some of the lakes around the are.
