Tag: hiking

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June 14, 2024

Birding Like Bertie Dawes

The Dawes Arboretum’s cofounder Bertie Dawes loved bird watching and kept a birding journal. Arboretum staff trained in birdwatching will lead guests at the Red Barn Reserve as history staff share about Bertie’s cherished hobby. Bring your binoculars!
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April 28, 2020

Ohio’s Most Famous Hiker––Emma “Grandma” Gatewood

In 1955, Ohio’s Emma “Grandma” Gatewood was the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail solo.
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March 4, 2015

Pileated People Magic
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October 3, 2014

The Spider and the Snake
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September 23, 2014

Baby Rattlers on Greenbrier Ridge
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June 27, 2014

Timber Rattlers — Going, Going, Not quite Gone!
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April 7, 2014

Perfect timing at Fort Hill
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March 13, 2014

Might Spring Suddenly Explode?

Written by Curator Emeritus Bob Glotzhober The Minnesota author and naturalist/philosopher, Sigurd Olsen, wrote (paraphrased here as close as I can remember) "one can only truly appreciate spring after one has experienced a northern Minnesota winter." Ohio (and much of the US) has come close to that this winter so perhaps we'll really, really appreciate […]
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January 13, 2014

Grandma Gatewood

One of the most iconic figures in the world of hiking, not to mention a national symbol for overcoming adversity, is the amazing Emma "Grandma" Gatewood. From Gallipolis, Ohio she was the first woman to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail. She hiked the entire 2,168 miles of the trail in 1955, and […]