Cuyahoga NP Day2

Monday September 20, 2021

Missing Mountain Brewery

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

”hoga / haga ” how to say it depends on where you come from... and I’ll leave it at that.

We figured out why there is a National Park in Ohio, and it’s because of the “Ledges” area! WOW, I’ll say, the best rock formations we’ve seen since Moab.

The walk heads around the formation for about 2 miles, and there are lots of nooks and crannies to climb through. The Ice Cave area was our favorite, although it was all amazing! I felt a little like Indiana Jones playing hunt for the lost treasure.

Brushing off the dirt, we headed back down to the Erie & Ohio Towpath Trail to bike the remaining park section. This southern end had more of a swampy feel, and we looked out for the beaver, who created the wetlands. We found more turtles, blue herons, and a trio of female wood ducks.

Another 20 miles of mostly dirt riding, and we were ready for a cold beer to wash down the dust. The problem is that most of the 25 breweries in this area are almost all closed - except this lovely large one along the Cuyahoga river. We never did find out about the phantom mountain, but we did enjoy the refreshing fruity beers, cauliflower pizza, and a dark dessert peanut butter stout.

Back to Punderson St. Park to batten down the hatches for the coming rain, and to hasten our departure to Niagara Falls the next morning.