Day 12: Ohio

On our final day of vacationing we went to Hocking Hills State Park. It was a cross between Maquoketa Caves State Park and Starved Rock State Park, only on a larger scale. First, we went to see Old Man's Cave, which was a huge cave that used to be the home of a man who lived his life as a hermit along with his dogs in the late 1700's. Next, we went to the lower falls. Although the falls only had trickles of water going over them, there was a pool of water at the bottom which we waded in. Jessie and I both tried to log roll on a piece of wood we found, but neither of us was to successful. We also tried to skip some rocks, but dad was the only one who was able to do it. After we were done there, we moved on to the upper falls. Those falls however, didn't have any water going over them but it was still cool to look at the rock formations and the bridge going over the top of the falls. Then, we stopped by rockhouse, which was the best cave I've ever been in (except for Y cave for those of you who have been to Maquoketa). Dark, cold, and high up made this cave a must see. The last thing we saw at the park was Ash Cave. This was a cave that was at least 100 yards in diameter and 100 feet in height and we walked in, on top, and around it in order to see it from every aspect. After spending about 5 hours at the park we left and were off to our last hotel. But the fun wasn't over yet, as we soon found out. We had to switch rooms two times because our first one didn't have internet or phone service, and the next one had a door that nobody (not even the manager or maintenance dude) could get open. But, we finally got a room that would do. Tomorrow, we do nothing but drive home for 5-6 hours. So hang in there Molly; I'll be back soon!!