Our campground is in Streetsboro, OH and is nestled between the towns of Hudson and Streetsboro, about 20 miles SE of Cleveland. It's a short jaunt to Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
On Monday we made our first trip into the Cuyahoga Valley NP. Actually the park is 22 miles along and surrounds the village of Peninsula. It also follows the Ohio & Erie Canalway with the towpath a busy bicycle/hiking corridor through the park. There are several Visitor's Centers in the park, as well. On Monday we visited the Boston Store Visitor's Center and got directions to Brandywine Falls and information on a moderate hiking area called Ledges. At Brandywine we followed a boardwalk towards the falls, and then had to go down 66 steps (yes, I counted them!) to see the falls. When you go down, you have to go up :-( Not nearly as much fun! We ate lunch in the shade at the picnic area and then drove to the Ledges area for our hike. Thankfully the trail was heavily shaded and relatively cool compared to the temp of 90 degrees. The hike was about an hour in length.
Tuesday we drove into Cleveland to visit the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. We were apprehensive of driving in the city, but thanks to our GPS, finding the location was painless and parking was convenient and in a parking ramp, so the truck did not get unbearably hot. The building is shaped as a pyramid with six levels of exhibits. We took the escalator down to the first level and saw a movie on the evolution of rock and roll, and then saw performance costumes, musical instruments and handwritten songs of the early pioneers of the genre. There was a separate area with film clips of Elvis performing, several of his costumes, and a car he had purchased for one of his body guards. The noise level throughout the building was rock concert level (I was wishing for earplugs!) Level 2 introduced us to Les Paul, Alan Freed, and Sam Phillips and a video called Video Killed the Radio Star. Level 3 hadvideo highlights of past induction ceremonies, and film, music, interviews and still photos to tell the stories of the inductees There were also exhibits on Chuck Berry and RIck Nelson. Level 4 was Hall of Fame Jukebox and Pink Floyd: The Wall.
Levels 5 & 6 were Special Exhibits --both levels were Rolling Stones. WE were there for over 4 hours and finally couldn't take the noise any longer so beat a hasty retreat to the quiet of the truck and the ride back to camp.
Wednesday was a much more serene day :-) We drove to Peninsula (9 miles) and boarded the Cuyahoga Scenic Railroad for a 3-hour trip through the park. We had comfortable seats in air conditioned comfort and enjoyed looking out the windows at the various items of interest : a beaver pond, an eagle's nest, and various birds. We also saw many bicyclists along the trails as we rode through the park. Checked out souvenirs at Peninsula in the Trail Mix store, and had a long discussion with a park ranger about the budget cuts that have occurred as a result of the sequester.
Tomorrow it's on the road to Elkhart, Indiana.
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