Far above, cave ceiling.
Beside, stairs connect roof and floor.
Below, waterfall lands in pond.
The trail back into Ash Cave is handicap accessible. It's paved and level, and our son walked the entire distance. Trails to other geological highlights in the Hocking Hills are more challenging:
Old Man's Cave
Rock House
Conkle's Hollow
Cedar Falls
Cantwell Cliffs
Amazing looking place Julana. Those sort of places lend themselves to some peaceful clear thought I find.
ReplyDeleteIt' great that it is accessible for your son - and that he could walk it.
This place looks just beautiful. I want to go see it!
ReplyDeleteFascinating. I have never been in a cave, though the thought is spooky. The pictures of some of the other hikes are quite amazing. I like "Fat Woman's Squeeze"!
ReplyDeleteCatez,
ReplyDeleteAll the rock formations down there are amazing. You get a sense of the immensity of time--how long it took them to form.
Then you see names and dates from the 1850's and the 1920s carved into the walls, and you realize how temporal this mortal life is.
Rosemary,
It's worth a trip! :-)
Violet,
These really aren't spooky, because they're more like huge overhangs than deep caves. You can have shelter from the weather, but they're not claustrophobic.
A lot of the formations have gotten funny names over the years. I can't imagine what it was like for early explorers, who didn't have the safety of designated trails to view them from. They probably did have to squeeze and slip and slide around. :-)
Just stopping by to wish you a happy World Down Syndrome Day!
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