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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Old Man's Cave

We visited Sienna's godmother, Mary in Ohio and hiked at Old Man's Cave, which is part of Hocking Hills State Park.  It was a beautiful place and great to visit Mary after 3 years!  Hopefully we'll be seeing her a little more frequently now that we're back on the mainland.

 Not sure what she got scared of???







 She really launched this rock pretty far considering how heavy it was.




 This is called Devil's Bathtub.  It is an area in the sandstone that has been cemented together more tightly than the other nearby rock layers.  Because of the constriction of the stream, it has forced the water to carve in the only direction it can, straight down.  Over time the swirling action has carved out a "bathtub" shape in the rock. 
Legend says the swirling drains goes all the way down to hades itself.  The reality is the tub is several feet deep and then comes out downstream under the bridge and on towards Old Man Cave. 
The tub can be very dangerous and climbing out is virtually impossible. 


 Joy on her face at the anticipation having the branches touch her head.






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