Category: Hiking the Buckeye Trail

May 14, 2020 For the sake of some exercise and free vitamin D, Bonnie and I have been getting out for some walks in our neighborhood, basically our first miles together since we finished the 1,440-mile Buckeye Trail last fall. Hiking the trail was a great adventure, but now it’s nice to take a lazy stroll and just reminisce about our journey. “Only 14 miles to the car,” I joked today. A couple miles later I said, “Only 12 to go!” The beauty of it was that I was kidding. I was merely bringing back …

November 11, 2019 It was hard to miss the long line of hikers crossing the Little Miami River in Milford, Ohio on the sunny afternoon of October 20. Close observers might have even noticed a tear coursing its way down the cheek of a hiker or two. Those tears were most likely generated by a mixture of emotions. Joy in the completion of a five-year 1,400-plus-mile journey around the state of Ohio on the Buckeye Trail. And at the same time, possibly sadness that in a few hundred yards they would be finishing the trail …

May 29, 2019 Veterans Chad and Luke looked more than ready to begin their 1,400-plus-mile hike on Ohio’s Buckeye Trail. They appeared to be enthusiastic, fit, and equipped with all the latest gear for carrying out their current mission. What you couldn’t see about them, though, is just as important in their story. Returning soldiers carry memories of past missions that took place overseas. Surviving the war was one thing, but surviving the after effects is another. Chad and Luke are on a Warrior Hike this year, one of three Warrior Expedition programs. While their …

by guest blogger Bonnie Spencer   Part 1, Part 2 May 4, 2019 CW and I are back to hike the Sinking Spring section of the Buckeye Trail. We just finished Scioto Trail Thursday. I’m used to having up to a week between sections. That gives me time to get a blog posted and catch my breath. This time, though, the most I could hope for was three days because we need to get the rest of our hike completed next week. Friday evening CW looked at the 10-day forecast and saw that next week …