6.11.2006

Really Great Lakes

To Moxie, there's nothing like a beach -- buoys to bark at, seagulls to chase, waves to splash in... What more could a puppy want? We enjoyed a stroll along Lake Erie in Ohio's Crane Creek State Park this morning. More specifically, Moxie enjoyed carrying around dead fish over my objections. (What's up with all the dead fish here, anyway? Any relation to the nuclear power plant down the street?)

We drove this morning from greater Cleveland, where we spent a day catching up with family and hiking city parks. Before that, we spent two days in State College, PA, where I grew up, catching up with old friends. And hiking, of course. In "Happy Valley," we visited all my old trail haunts... Indian Steps, Shingletown, Bear Meadows.


Today we arrived in Ann Arbor -- a natural follow-up to State College, both being small towns anchored by Big 10 universities. The weather has been cool and sunny, just right. After a few moments' rest in the hotel, Moxie and I are off to a nearby dog park, then to meet a friend this evening. Tomorrow we'll continue the trek north, then hang a left just shy of Canada.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yo, Beth - I FINALLY found the word COMMENT at the end of your blog entry, so I'm giving it a try. Is that YOUR picture walking on the road with Moxie? What's that on the back of your head?
Happy Travelling! Paige

11:42  
Blogger Butterflyby said...

Hi Paige! I'm glad you figured out the commenting thing. That's M's ponytail, not mine. (M is my friend in Bellefonte who you also know...)
Thanks again for the keany beany at PSU!

09:19  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

For the record... I can state with some authority that there were plenty of dead fish on the shores of Lake Erie long before the Davis Besse plant went on line.

And dogs loved 'em back then too.

Cheers!
D3

20:21  

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