Exploring can sometimes be fun so today we decided to do some dead reckoning and check out the surrounding area. We started on Broadhead Road which runs directly through the campground and went north. After a curvy section with lots of hills we came to another road on the map that was shown in gray. Gray means the road is crummy. We headed southwest down the gray road until we found a sign directing us to I-77 which continued south to the exit for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain has a very pretty courthouse building. It also has a Napa store where I could go do some romantic shopping for rubber gasket adhesive that we need for the Barbarian Invader. It was very sexy. Having exhausted all the sightseeing opportunities in Chamberlain, we headed east on a journey of discovery toward our campground.
There are no real cities in this part of the world and the small towns are sort of mundane but the scenery in the countryside is quite beautiful. Thanks to automotive air conditioning, we were quite happy wandering around on the rural roads checking out the scenery. I can tell you that this part of Ohio is quite hot and very humid; about 90 on both scales.
We eventually ended up in Salt Fork State Park that has lots of stuff to do for hunters and boaters. The lake water is an interesting shade of brown and we did not seem to have any inkling to hop into the lake. We wandered through the park and accidentally found an old stone building called the Kennedy Stone House. The sign at the entry to the site indicated that the house was open and the docent on site from Friday until Monday from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM and, since it is Monday, we drove Charlotte down the long, steep gravel road to the house. We bailed out to look at the attractive old stone building and root vault and, as we approached, noted an 8.5 by 11″ piece of paper stuck to the front of the house that indicated the site was not open but closed on July 27, 2015 or today. No reason was given for the closure. We wandered around the outside of the house and the root cellar and we peeked into the windows but were unable to go inside. We did find some nice benches in a shady alcove where we had a seat and watched the swallows feed their young which were nested in the open rafters. The swallows here are quite striking in appearance but not happy about us humans near their nest so we finally left.
We drove out of the park going north and found our way back to Rocky Fork RV Resort. It was still very hot so we oozed back into the Invader and turned on the air conditioning.
It is like a jungle here. The vegetation is beautiful but the weather is a bit oppressive. We finally were able to go outside the trailer into about 88 degree heat right before dark. It was then that we noted there are bunches of fireflies here. They look like little bitty shooting stars except they are going the wrong way – up. Nevertheless, they are fascinating to watch. Watching fireflies is a good activity for those that do not have a pressing agenda.