My parents recently visited for the weekend and my sister
suggested we take them to a local metropark she was familiar with (having
visited previously with some of her fellow school teachers). It’s a little bit
of a trek from Hilliard as the park is in Galloway, but it’s well worth the
drive as this is a place you could easily spend the day picnicking, hiking,
reading, learning (when the Nature Center is open), animal watching (the bison
at least), etc.
As we didn’t arrive until later afternoon, we just chose a
trail and followed it around a bit enjoying the late summer warmth and
sunshine. We weren’t alone in this pursuit as we saw dozens of people during
our walk – a few wearing masks, but most of us just tried to observe social
distancing.
I especially enjoyed all the pretty wildflowers blowing in
the breeze.
The star attraction of the park is the approx. dozen bison
that roam two separate enclosures. We did see them during our walk, but they
were quite a ways in the distance (like you might see them somewhere out west).
We got a much closer look once we were back in our vehicle and on the road, as they
clustered nearer that side of the park. My sister commented that we could have
saved ourselves a long walk to see the bison if we had just parked and went to
the road side to see them.
Well, I didn’t mind the long walk and it was a gorgeous day,
so I consider it time well-spent. My husband and I agreed it’s definitely
somewhere we would like to visit again when we have more time.
Here are some
photos I took along the way:
For more info. on the park check out these two links:
http://visitgrovecityoh.com/attractions/battelle-darby-creek-metro-park/
https://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/battelle-darby-creek/
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