Tag Archives: “Ross County”

Back from vacation

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Deb Platt | 4 Comments

Bob and I just got back yesterday from a hiking vacation in southern Ohio. We were gone for a little over a week, and we took a zillion photos. No doubt a few of them will end up here. But for now I want to share a little video that I filmed while Bob was driving between Fort Hill and the Highlands Nature Sanctuary. It’s just a look at the countryside in rural Ross County that seemed so pretty and peaceful.

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Tagged "Ross County", scenery, video

Earl H Barnhart “Buzzards Roost” Nature Preserve

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Bob Platt | 5 Comments

The Earl H Barnhart “Buzzards Roost” Nature Preserve is a large (1330 acres) preserve run by Ross County Park district. We visited in the early afternoon on a hot sunny day in late May. The preserve is on a plateau that ends in a cliff overlooking the Paint Creek valley.

View of Paint Creek Valley from Buzzards Roost

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Tagged "Buzzards Roost", "dog friendly", "Ross County"

Mound City at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Deb Platt | Leave a comment

Entrance to Mound City

What’s known as the “Mound City Group” is part of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ross County, Ohio. This land was used for funeral rituals by a Native American civilization that flourished between 200 B.C. and 500 A.D. Mound City is approximately 13 acres in size. A low earthen wall about 3 to 4 feet high (1 to 1.3 meters) lies around the perimeter; it’s shape is that of a square with rounded corners. Perhaps the builders of the Mound City thought of the wall as a “sacred enclosure” separating the land of the departed from the land of the living.

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Native American Artifacts housed at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Deb Platt | 2 Comments

The “Hopewell Culture” refers to a Native American civilization that was centered in Ohio. It flourished here between 200 B.C. and 500 A.D. They are renowned for having built elaborate, huge, earthen structures. However when these mounds were excavated, many artifacts of great artistry were discovered. I would like to share photos of a few of these artifacts, or in some case, replicas of these artifacts. All of them were uncovered at “Mound City” which is where the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is today. They were on display in the museum portion of the park’s visitor’s center.

Copper Artifacts

A copper representation of a bird of prey

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Tagged Hopewell, "Ross County", "mound builders", "Hopewell NHP"

Scioto Trail State Park

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Bob Platt | 3 Comments

View from the Fire tower at Scioto Trail State Park.

Scioto Trail State Park is located in the forested hills of Ross County in southern Ohio. Most of the trails are near the Caldwell Lake. The day we were there, there was a fishing tournament in progress at the lake.

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May Wildflowers at Scioto Trail State Park

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Deb Platt | 3 Comments

Since we were at Scioto Trail State Park mid-May, there were so many wildflowers along the trails that I thought they merited their own post. Here’s a look at some of the flowers that we saw, plus some of the living creatures that were near them.