Thursday, February 23, 2012

Skyline photo by Andy Snow

Hiking/Backpacking

Homecoming for ‘Captain Blue’

Andy Niekamp will complete his 1,444-mile hike of the Buckeye Trail on June 15 at Deeds Point MetroPark. Photo courtesy Andy Niekamp.

What in the blue blazes would prompt someone to endure backpacking in scorching temperatures and frequent deluges? Better ask local hiking enthusiast Andy Niekamp. You’ll have the opportunity to do so Wednesday, June 15, when he completes his hike of the entire Buckeye Trail, a 1,444-mile journey looping through Ohio. Niekamp has been hiking since… (continue…)

Discovering Dayton’s Wild Side

Greetings Daytonians! I’m Val Beerbower, a Jack-of-all-pens writer, novice cook, bad movie paramour and public relations specialist with Five Rivers MetroParks. I’ll admit, I wasn’t much of an “outdoorsy” person when I took up my marketing mantle in the summer of 2009, but since then , my journey with this park system has opened my… (continue…)

Playing Possum In The Forest Of Argonne

This man is exerting far too much energy  for this to be considered a "elaxing" activity.

A short description (with a long winded rant) about Possum Creek MetroPark and some of the history behind it.

MetroParks Park Trek 2009

parktrek

While volunteering on this important campaign for Issue 4, former MetroParks employee Angie Sullivan discovered something unsettling. “People just don’t know about the MetroParks,” Sullivan laments. “Most folks I talk to might be familiar with one or two parks they frequent, but when I tell them we have 25 facilities located throughout the county, they’re… (continue…)