CAESARS CREEK STATE PARK

My day started a bit early on Tuesday. I was out the door before 5:00AM as I had to get to a major customer in Waynesville, a Cincinnati suburb.  After my appointment I traveled an additional five miles to get to Caesars Creek State Park. I lifted this brief description of the park from wikipedia.

Caesar Creek State Park is located in southwestern Ohio, five miles east of Waynesville, in Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. The park is leased by the State from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who in the 1970s erected a dam on Caesar Creek to impound a 2,830-acre lake. The total park area, including the lake, is 7,941-acres. The park has 43 miles of hiking trails.

The hike I took was on the Perimeter trail, which traced the outline of the southern part of the lake. I did manage to log fourteen miles before I returned to my origin point. 

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I had expected 'Horseshoe Falls' to be a highlight of the hike.  I admit I was a bit underwhelmed once I arrived.

I did think that this natural striated wall of rock was impressive.

Without a doubt, the most fun thing that I ran into during this hike was the 'swinging bridge' that crossed the creek at Horseshoe Falls. I felt a bit like Indiana Jones while crossing this bridge.

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Maltomeal - Honey Nut Scooters	300	60	4	8	525	23
Quaker Instant Oatmeal  Blueberries Cream	650	130	10	15	850	55
	950	190	14	23	1,375	78
L U N C H
Oh Boy! Oberto - Teriyaki Beef Jerky	480	42	6	66	2,340	36
Sage - Red Delicious Apple	380	100	1	2	7	76
Fiber One - 90 Calorie Brownie, 1 brownie	90	18	3	1	90	7
Nature Valley - Oats 'n Honey, Crunchy	190	29	7	3	180	11
	1,140	189	17	72	2,617	130
D I N N E R
Read - 3 Bean Salad, 1.67 Cup	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
HYVEE - HUGE SPINACH SALAD	500	0	0	0	0	0
Double Luck - Sweet Peas	280	53	0	14	1,330	14
	1,080	118	0	19	2,830	54
S N A C K S
Brownie - Chocolate Fudge (Fiber One)	450	90	15	5	400	35
	450	90	15	5	400	35
Totals	3,620	587	46	119	7,222	297
Your Daily Goal	4,117	514	137	206	2,300	154
Remaining	497	-73	91	87	-4,922	-143
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,187 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 212 lbs in 5 weeks     

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
Walking	304	2,187
Daily Total / Goal	304 / 30	2,187 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	404 / 210	3,090 / 4,130

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My route in the park was the PERIMETER TRAIL (YELLOW).  There were a number of times that it was not crystal clear to me which way to go. I am no expert in following a trail map. If I didn't have my MapMyWalk application running, there would be plenty of times when I would be completely lost. No matter how wrong I am about what direction I am traveling, whether or not I am on the right trail or not... I always have the big picture - and at least have some idea which way back to 'civilization'.

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My hike also traveled through the 'Pioneer Village'. The buildings were locked so that I could not see inside, but the outside of the buildings looked very interesting... It kinda reminded me of Williamsburg, Virginia which my family visited a number of years ago.

Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village - a collection of over 15 log cabins and other structures that are open during special events. The village is maintained and operated by a private non-profit organization. The buildings include a Quaker meetinghouse, a broom shed, a pioneer school house, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, toll house and many family houses.

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