Pre-Project Blog

Over the next few weeks I plan on journeying through Ohio, and see all that it has to offer, taking hikes all throughout the Northeast Ohio area. I wanted to complete this project for multiple reasons, the first being that I have lived in Cleveland my entire life yet felt I had a vey limited picture of the beauty of Ohio's nature. In addition to this, I am taking a trip with NOLS over the summer where I will be backpacking and rafting through Utah and though this would be a good preparation for this endeavor. I plan on hiking through parks and woods on day trips, between 2 to 4 hours. Throughout my life, I have been to nature centers and the occasional hike, but never anything like this before. By the end of my project I hope to have learned about the nature in Ohio while also learning valuable life lessons along the way from different people I take along with me. One important thing I hope to learn from these hikes are both hiking skills that will be necessary for my trip this summer, as well as important life lessons. Some of the things I hope to learn are things like what career paths possibly interest me, and the paths which would need to be taken to get there, hearing about college experiences, words of wisdom and just general life advice. Overall I feel very uncertain about what I want to do in the future, including what subjects I would like to pursue in college. By the conclusion of my project I hope to have a better understanding of not only hiking skills but also a have a better and more in depth understanding of my world and what I want to do with it in the next few coming years.





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  1. Dr. PMay 20, 2021 at 9:40 AM

    I would love to hear more about your planned route. Are these day trips or are you doing overnights as well?

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