Mound Tour, Small piece of Ohio History

Marshall told me about the mounds of Ohio that Indians originally used for living. He asked if I would like go to and, being a history buff, I said sure!

I am not going to put all of the information on my blog, I am just gonna link each mound to Marshalls blog and you can view the information there!

It was a fun time! It was very interesting to see the mounds and it was a beautiful day. It was worth the time!



Mound Tour, Day 4 (The only day I was able to go)

Tarleton Cross Mound - Interesting mound itself, although not that impressive to look at.

Mound City Group - This one was the best group of mounds, by far!

Adena Mansion and Gardens - This is the spot where the Great Seal of the State of Ohio gets the insignia. I don't understand why they put the emphasis on the seal, instead of the state. Shouldn't it be the Seal of the Great State of Ohio?? Food for thought!

Hopewell Mound Group - This took us on a LONG walk around the mounds, only to find out that after about 2 miles, that the mounds were no longer there, just the imprints of where they used to be. It was a good day for a walk though!

Siep Mound Earthworks - This Mound was HUGE! There are pics to show the size of this mound. I looked so small in comparison.

Story Mound - A mound, literally, in the middle of Chillocothe.

Great Seal State Park - Once again, the Great Seal... hrm?!? We think there is misinformation on the plaqard. I am looking into it!

So, overall, it was a great trip. It was a beautiful day and I got to see parts of Ohio that I had not seen yet. Take a look at the pics! Leave some comments!

Trip to Niagara Falls

Jeremy and I both had the weekend off, so after some searching online for some good deals on hotels, we decided to go to Niagara Falls.



Truth be told, we both had never been to Canada and we didn't know what to expect. Its not that far of a drive. It only took us 5 hours to get there. Considering we had to drive thru the border and stop at 2 toll roads, the drive was not bad at all.

We get to the hotel. Jeremy decided to stay in a nice hotel for a change instead of the Motel 6 type places we normally stay. So, we splurged and stayed in The Embassy Suites, on the 34th floor, overlooking the Canadian and American Falls. It was a beautiful view from the room.

Pics are posted below to browse thru.


On Friday, we ate at "The Keg" restaurant that was in the hotel. It was a good dinner. I had tiger shrimp with rice pilaf. It was very yummy.

On Saturday, we did the toursity stuff. We went onto the "Maid of the Mist" and actually went INTO the Canadian Falls. We got a view of the American Falls as well, but the Canadian Falls are the real attraction.

After we did that, we went on a walk to look at the "whirlpool." The further along we got, the more we realized that 5km is quite a ways to walk! We were told that we could go down to the whirlpool by going up the road to the Totem Pole Park and walk down to the Whirlpool itself. It was supposed to be a 40 minute walk, there and back. Well, after going down the 6 flights of stairs and walking for about 20 minutes, we were no where close and the trail was POORLY designed, so we turned back.

Overall, it was a great trip, but in the end, its just water falling over the edge of a cliff, LOTS of water! It was beautiful, but next time, we are going straight to Toronto!