9/1/2024 Defiance Pt8 to almost pt12

9/1/2024 Defiance Pt8 to almost pt12

Met Erin at Independence Damn State Park boat ramp. And shuttled to pt11 Wayne park parking and walked back. We later went to lunch at a diner in Napoleon and got a few extra miles from Ritter Park back to Wayne park. Note I forgot to turn on my tracker right after lunch so I had to calculate the miles a bit.

13.2 miles total

Bt sections complete 12

Loveland, Ceasar Creek, Troy, Williamsburg, St. Marys, Delphos, West Union, Sinking Spring, Shawnee, Scioto Trail, Old Man's Cave.

Bt miles 1 way based on complete sections

45.9mi + 55.1mi + 51.9mi + 51.7mi + 45.5mi + 46.5mi + 58.5mi + 53.9mi + 55.7mi + 61.2mi + 52.5mi +60.6mi = 639mi

NCT total this year 202.49mi + 13.2mi= 214.69mi

Bt total this year 231.35mi + 13.2mi= 244.55mi

Total for year 280.78mi + 13.2mi= 293.98mi

Today is day 245 of year, on track for 365

First part of hike

Second part of the hike a bit shorter than it should be

Saturday night checked in at hotel and right across the street was this place

I got a deep dish pizza

Very good and left overs become 

Sunday dinner

Car at Wayne Park

Down the road a bit and across the street you get on the towpath.  The walk to here is on the trail as well.

The towpath was very clear and well maintained 

Next to a corn field

A canal survey marker

View into the river

This bridge was interesting 

Sign where you enter the state park.

Multiple nice little picnic areas

Back to towpath

A sign that was park of an eagle scout project

Older picnic area

This sign is that the project was part of the new deal.  A number of these can be seen on the path.

Totem pole

Front of totem pole

A few historical markers

Burial site for war of 1812 soldiers

There is qr code for additional info

The soldiers

Back side of the historical sign

Another totem pole

Another picnic area

Good view of waterfall.and the bt blaze

A bear on this sign

This looks like a canal lock

Tried to get the state patk sign

Lunch was at this diner

The menu

Very cool decor

Yeah sorry pic after bite

Second part of hike and this comes through some pieces along a few parks

Turtle fest 🐢 

A bit of gravel

And we made it to Wayne Park again.