Having read most of the Jean Auel books on the pre-civilization period, I could just imagine the characters in those books setting up house in these caves, which their handmade tools and utensils. I could imagine their rituals and daily activities. It made those books seem so much more real and I read them probably 10 years ago. If you haven't read them, you should consider it.
I am just now getting around to sharing our trip to Old Man's Cave in the Hocking Hills last weekend. We have been meaning to get to the area ever since we moved to Columbus 8 years ago. Finally, last weekend, we took off in the car and headed down to the Hocking Hills, with Old Man's Cave as our ultimate destination. From what we could tell, there is just a ton of stuff to do in that whole area, but with just a few hours to spend, we decided that Old Man's Cave would be a great way to spend the afternoon. The weather was great with crisp temperatures and a nice mix of sun and clouds. We stopped at the welcome center to get some literature on the area and the specific directions to the cave and then headed down the road for our 'walk in the cave'. And what a cave it was. It was truly different that what I expected, because there was no "deep in the earth" cave. It is really just a cave-ish area with areas that recede into the earth just a little bit. We walked through the cave, across a couple of bridges, up rock steps, down rock steps, around corners and even through a couple of rock tunnels. It is a really cool place and I am so glad we went. I woke up sore for the next two mornings. I am really a bit embarrassed to say that, but let's face it, we just don't have places like that in Columbus to get that sort of a work-out. It took us about an hour and a half to walk the trail that we chose.
After leaving the cave, we headed a bit farther down the road to check out a very famous tourist stop in the area. We had seen signs about it all along the road, and just had to check it out. Once we pulled into the parking lot, the charm and popularity of the place was very clearly evidenced and influenced by the very well-chosen name of the stop. You can see by the sign what a wonderful place it must be!!!!!!!
After turning back towards home, we stopped at a little commercial area on 33 where we saw a genuine looking diner, thinking that we would have lunch there. We parked the car behind the diner and headed to the front door - the diner was so cool looking, all shiny metal and just the 'picture' of the old time diner. We were so excited, but as we approached the door, we saw that the restaurant was not yet open. I didn't get a picture. We were disappointed, but managed to find another little cafe for lunch and browsed through some flea markets there in the shopping area.
We headed on home tired and happy. It was a nice trip!!!
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