I've mentioned before that Darke County is really lacking when it comes to recreational opportunities, and I KNOW that Englewood isn't in Darke County, but I think Englewood Metropark along the Stillwater River deserves a special mention because it's close enough to be fairly easily accessible by car. (Shhh, just don't tell the taxpayers over in Montgomery County that we're … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Eidson Woods Preserve Trail – Darke County Parks
If there's one thing Darke County is seriously lacking in, it's trails! It's been fun discovering places I didn't know about, but sadly there still aren't that many outdoor recreation opportunities here. To me, Eidson Woods Preserve is one of the most pleasant little gems in the Darke County Parks system. It has a nice, secluded feeling to it and I rarely encounter other people … [Read more...]
Darke County Parks
I'm not sure how many people know about all the little parks in Darke County, Ohio, but I've come across a couple already that I don't know I ever would have found except for running every road of the county will take me past all of them at some point. Worth Family Preserve and Drew Woods Preserve are a couple that are really kind of tucked out of the way and I'm guessing a … [Read more...]
Drew Woods Nature Preserve Run
I guess I should be clear, I didn't actually run IN Drew Woods... I just happened to stumble upon this little 15 acre nature preserve on my run tonight. What baffled me is that there was a sign up marking it as a Nature Preserve, but there was no trail head or parking that I could see. I looked it up when I got home and found out that indeed, that's the case, no … [Read more...]
Ithica, Ohio – The Stop Sign Town
This was the longest run I've done to date, a little over 15 miles, and it included the tiny town/village/hamlet/whatever it is... of Ithica in southern Darke County. The run didn't hurt quite as bad as I expected it to, but I wish I would have brought a snack. Blood sugar was a little low at the end. The one thing about Ithica that really struck me was that there are … [Read more...]
