Sacrificing natural areas for financial gain
Trump’s order on monuments shrinks public uses.
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Annual fox-hunting ritual: Blessing of the Hounds, and a whole lot more
I attended a hunting ritual last week that is literally “as old as the hills.” It was the annual Blessing of the Hounds at Rocky Fork Headley Hunt Club near Columbus. An Episcopal priest conducted the frosty-morning ceremony that marks the start of the club’s formal fox hunting season. She blessed the club’s gaggle of fox
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In Ohio, new Hocking Hills hikes well worth the effort
Whispering Cave, Hemlock Bridge trails recently opened.
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Grand Canyon’s North Rim as spectacular as ever
Author on a 10-day loop through the national parks.
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Ohio’s Old Woman Creek a natural Great Lakes wonder
Tours of estuary ongoing until September.
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Port Clinton’s ‘new’ lighthouse is 121 years old
Festival celebrating the light is set for Aug. 5.
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Ohio doctor summits Everest
London, Ohio — There are outdoor enthusiasts, and then there are OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. Madison County physician Mitch Spahn falls into the latter category. This spring, the 56-year-old obstetrician tackled Mt. Everest, climbing 17,600 feet to the South Base Camp on the world’s highest mountain – then another 900 feet to the top of Kala Patthar,
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Ohio doctor on climbing Mt. Everest: ‘It was worth it’
Madison County obstetrician, 56, said it was worth the trek.
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Ohio Parks, Watercraft updates agency’s logo
Sign of the times for merged divisions
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