You might like to see the next flooded spot. Blue blaze, check. Road sign for assurance, check. Extent of extra water- much farther, check.
The water in this flooded area was at least 4 feet deep! Another long drive around.
The next section of flooding was the longest. A full half-mile of the road was under water. This is all compliments of Sandy Creek. Sue met a road commission guy and asked him how often this happens. "Every year," he said.
We never would have been able to do today's hike without Sue's help. I guess we would have had to walk back to Zoar and choose a different road to get us to Magnolia. After that, there was no flooding. Yeah, Sue!
Bonus Section: Zoar
Zoar is a really special place. It was founded in 1819 by separatists from Germany who lived communally. Now the main portion of the village is operated as a living history museum.
This is the hotel.
There are way too many cool buildings to show you in one short post, but here is the Meeting House, which was built in 1853 and has been in continuous use since then. The commune lasted until 1898. As such, it is the most successful communal living group in US history.
And I love the garden. It was built primarily for beauty with a lot of spiritual symbolism. You can see that it's attractive even in winter. The building with all the windows is a heated greenhouse.
On a previous trip, Marie and I spent a whole day in Zoar and didn't see half of the living history exhibits. It's really a special place!
Miles today: 14.8 (although we had to be driven around something approaching a mile- we walked to the water's edge on each side). Total miles so far: 1332.6.
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3 comments:
Wow! Today was packed. I often like plan B, plan C, plan D and so on. I think it makes for better memories
That's a lot of flooding.
So, apparently one needs a canoe to hike the NCT in Ohio in the spring?! Lol.
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