Cuyahoga Valley

Cuyahoga Valley was nice, but a National Park? I wouldn't have thought so. It's very suburban-- you can't always tell where the park ends and someone's backyard begins. Two interstate highways cut through it, and a high tension power line cuts through from top to bottom and is visible from much of the park. It's probably the only National Park with a Wal-Mart a few blocks away.

Luckily, the weather was perfect-- sunny and in the mid 70s all day! What a contrast to the mid 90s up in Acadia. Had fun hiking, exploring, and finding waterfalls. But check this out:




I took the top pic today in Cuyahoga Valley, at a gorge overlook that was labeled "possibly the most scenic view in the park." The bottom pic I took the other day in Vermont, after being awed while driving over a random bridge and then pulling over to jump out and take a picture. Vermont wins.