I love CVNP park because it is a place to seek quiet and beauty with my husband, dogs and friends. We hike, take pics and connect with nature. Exploring Virginia Kendall’s rock formations, lush moss and root systems of trees that intermingle with the rocks or stand on the viewing area for a beautiful panoramic sight of green landscape and a sunrise or sunset. Walking along the beaver marsh that is reclaimed land and see beavers, turtles, many birds, hiking by the quarry and around Indigo Lake, seeing and hearing the whistle blow as the CVNR goes by on the train tracks, seeing the majestic nesting bald eagles throughout the park and the blue herons in their nesting areas. Going to Szlays and enjoying the natural beauty it is surrounded by shopping the market, listening to music and having some grilled sweet corn, spending the day at hale farm learning of history and going back in time and in the winter enjoying the lantern tours there.
Sincerely,
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
This park preserves 22 miles of the Cuyahoga River and the mosaic of natural and man-made features surrounding it, including lush forests, rolling hills, wetlands, waterfalls, farm fields, historic buildings and dramatic rock ledges. Decades before this Midwestern site officially became a national park, severe pollution in the river outraged and embarrassed the country, helping to spur the creation of the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency and Earth Day. Now the health of the river has improved significantly, and the park offers numerous recreational opportunities and even a scenic railroad for its millions of visitors each year.
State(s): Ohio
Established: 1975
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Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park
My husband, Bob, and I visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park on September 1st of this year. The weather was cool and breezy and perfect for a short hike. Boulders marked the sides of the trail. We were on a trip throughout the north east where we tried to visit as…
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Greetings from Cuyahoga Valley National Park
This is me by Brandywine Falls at Cuyahoga National Park, last summer. It was a nice hike and I enjoyed the falls. I also enjoyed the scenic railroad and learning about the Ohio and Erie Canal.
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