About 15 members and supporters of Protect Geauga Parks braved the freezing rain to participate in the hike at Observatory Park on Saturday afternoon. A large contingent of Scouts were also out on the trails. The trails showed a lot of footprints from hikers and their K-9 companions, but, interestingly, no snowmobile tracks. From our perspective this makes it a successful season so far for the Geauga Park District’s snowmobile program.
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- Odie says…
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- Park Naturalist, Karie Wheaton, leads an enthusiastic group of Scouts on a trail hike.
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- Barb Partington sets up the refreshment table.
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- Our group sets out on the trail, led by the K-9 contingent.
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- No sign of snowmobile tracks on the trail, only footprints.
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- Along the way, we stop at the Nassau Station observatory where Naturalist, Chris Mentrek, gave us a guided tour.
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- And, no, the dogs did not go into the building.
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- The ground floor features exhibits of the history of astronomy and space exploration.
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- The viewing room where images from the telescope can be monitored and recorded.
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- The telescope itself is a massive instrument that must be seen in person to be fully appreciated.
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Actually, there were snowmobile tracks, but they were made about three days earlier, judging by the amount of new snow on them. They freely cruised off-trail into the large adjoining fields.
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Do you remember exactly where you saw snowmobile tracks? Either there were none on the marked trail or they were so old as to be completely obscured by all the footprints.
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