Author: CW Spencer

It’s Gonna Be Fun—Part Three
May 15, 2018

It’s Gonna Be Fun—Part Three

by guest blogger Bonnie Spencer   Part 1, Part 2 May 15, 2018 Day 11 (Monday): west of Belle Valley to AEP Bicentennial Campground K (6.7 trail miles + 0.4 mile looking for blazes) We’re back at the Best Western in Caldwell for the third and final week of our spring hike. We have a lot of off-road hiking on the week’s agenda, though some details are still fluid. The wintry weather has turned to summer heat. Maybe the lovely spring temperatures made their appearance during the past two weeks while we were home. Oh …
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It’s Gonna Be Fun—Part Two
April 24, 2018

It’s Gonna Be Fun—Part Two

by guest blogger Bonnie Spencer   Part 1, Part 3 April 24, 2018 Day 6 (Monday): Belle Valley to northwest of Fulda (9.7 trail miles + 0.1 mile to car) We’re off for another fun week of hiking the Buckeye Trail in southeast Ohio. Since we left a car where we hiked last time, I was able to take a nap on the drive up. When I awoke, we were already in Caldwell where we’re staying this week. It was early, so we grabbed some breakfast at McDonald’s. We still arrived at the motel before …
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It’s Gonna Be Fun—Part One
April 13, 2018

It’s Gonna Be Fun—Part One

by guest blogger Bonnie Spencer   Part 2, Part 3 April 13, 2018 Before we even started our spring 10-percenter hike on the Buckeye Trail, our schedule changed. We had planned to begin the third week of March, but the 10-day forecast showed rain and snow. CW decided it would be best to move our start to April. As the new 10-day forecast came around, it showed rain and possible snow. Oh well. CW said not to worry. “It’s gonna be fun,” he told me. We will be getting into serious hill country. CW has …
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The Downs and Ups of My Memory
March 10, 2018

The Downs and Ups of My Memory

March 10, 2018 The other day a friend asked me how my year was going. I told him I’d had my up and downs but I couldn’t complain. If my brain had been working—and that’s really the topic of this blog—I would have declared instead that I’d had my share of downs and ups. Mostly they occur at home. It goes like this. I go down the stairs to the basement to get something. By the time I hit the bottom step I forget what it is. Then I go back up to the kitchen …
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January 4, 2018

Down on the Farm

January 4, 2018 I’m a little disappointed with the Bob Evans Corporation. And I’m sure there are many former employees right there with me. In case you don’t know, the Bob Evans in Newport, Kentucky, closed its doors in October of 2017. It’s gotta say somewhere that they are not allowed to do that. As far as I know all my family and friends like Bob’s, but my father has to top the list of Farm lovers. If there is a Bob Evans in Heaven, Dad’s probably there right now. If so, he may well …
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Reaching the Halfway Point—Part Three
October 30, 2017

Reaching the Halfway Point—Part Three

by guest blogger Bonnie Spencer   Part 1, Part 2 October 30, 2017 All week, we have been watching the forecast for eastern Ohio. It appears as though there will be no escaping some rain, perhaps heavy; some winds, perhaps blustery; and some chilly mornings. Our rain gear and warmer clothes are packed. I’ve been reading the trail map for the Bowerston section. It is peppered with words and phrases such as “ascends,” “climbs,” “descends,” “over the hill,” “over the steep hill” (italics mine), “ridge top,” “undulate,” and “up the long hill.” Whew! I’m not …
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