We spent last night in the Cracker Barrel parking lot in Twinsburg, OH.   At 9:00  we left the parking lot and drove about eleven miles to our 32nd National Park – Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  

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The Ohio and Erie Canal starts at Lake Erie and runs south into Ohio for 84 miles.  From 1827 to 1913 mules pulled boats loaded with goods and passengers along the towpath.The boats could not be longer or wider than the smallest lock, so the boats were no longer than 75’ and no wider than 14’.

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A postcard of the canal that I saw in the Great Lakes Museum

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This marker is showing a boat in one of the locks.

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Tom and Ben in the deepest lock

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After riding the towpath we drove to the  Brandywine Falls path.

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A nice little walk in the park to Brandywine Falls, down 60 steps and back up to see the view from the top.

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After bicycle riding and hiking in the park, we drove to Sandusky, OH and spent the night at Camp Sandusky.

Trip Statistics

  • We’ve spent $489 in gas between the car and motorhome
  • We’ve driven 1905 miles in Big Hat and 689 miles in the CRV for a total of  2,594 miles.
  • Camp Sandusky cost $34 a night and our total campground cost is $657