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Curious Deer on White-Coppess Road

June 25, 2014 by DarkeRunner Leave a Comment

This was a comfortable 6 mile run covering a few roads in Ansonia, Ohio and the loop immediately to the NorthEast. I had another semi-crazy raccoon fussing at me from the edge of some trees and then a bit later I played leapfrog with a nice whitetail deer. Kidding about the leapfrogging bit, but he would run a little, stop and look at me, and then run some more when I got … [Read more...]

Insane Raccoon Posse

June 14, 2014 by DarkeRunner Leave a Comment

Raccoon Showing Teeth

I hardly know what to say about this. Really. I simply had no idea a raccoon could be so utterly crazy! I'd file this under "Favorite Runs", but really the run itself wasn't all that memorable, except the nutzoid raccoon... I was happily going about my business plodding along at a nice slow pace toward the end of a seven mile run, if memory serves me right, about a mile … [Read more...]

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Grand Canyon – Rim to River to Rim in a Day

March 30, 2015 By DarkeRunner Leave a Comment

First things first, this was among the top favorite hikes I've ever done. If you ever have a chance to do it, get yourself in shape if you aren't … [Read More...]

Eidson Woods Preserve Trail – Darke County Parks

August 30, 2014 By DarkeRunner Leave a Comment

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 … [Read More...]

Running in Amish Country and Death by Horse Manure

May 12, 2014 By DarkeRunner Leave a Comment

So, this weekend I found myself in “Amish Country” - Holmes County, Ohio, for a meeting. From the meeting place to the house where I was staying … [Read More...]

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