Mark Hargesheimer

It's a bridge in the woods. It's a nice short flat walk from Parkwood Hills. There's a bench to sit on near it with a "Christmas" tree behind it. Kinda cute...for now. I hope someone plans on un-decorating it in January.

I grew up near State Hill as we used to call it before it was turned into a beautiful park now known as Quarry Hill. The caves were all open back then, and occasionally, you'd come across a wandering patient (or so we thought) from the State hospital next door. The Federal Medical Center now occupies that site. Lots of fun growing up there, fossil hunting, playing in the caves, jumping off the bridge into Silver Creek (it was deeper then). Lately, I've been hiking from Parkwood Hills to the Nature Center and back. Usually, on the ski trails before they close them to hikers in the Winter. It's always a fun hike. 🙂