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Ohio Ohio Exploring Ohio State Parks and Nature Preserves through PhotographyPrimary Menu Our Adventures Gallery Our Artists Julia Burnside Sue Finch Shows Search Secondary Menu Our Adventures Gallery Our Artists Julia Burnside Sue Finch Shows Welcome to the Ohio Website Many of these images are available for sale. Please visit our individual Artist’s web sites for more information. Post navigation ← Older posts The Newark Earthworks and Covered Bridges Posted on December 30, 2016 by Julia Burnside (December 26, 2016) The Ohio Artists made a trip to Hebron, Oh. The sky was threatening rain but we decided to stop at Mound Builders Park. The Newark Earthworks , also known as Mound Builders Park, is located in Newark and Heath, Ohio. It is an Ohio Historical Site that preserves this massive earthwork built by the Hopewell culture about 2000 years ago. It is an amazing relic of Native American culture. It shows that the Native Americans had knowledge of astronomy, math, and the natural world. As in many cultures, religion drove many group activities. I stood in the center of the mound and imagined the ancient people watching the moon travel across the sky. Each day, each night, seeing patterns and passing that information along to the next generation. Each night was the rise and fall, birth and death, of a giant God in the sky. It must have seemed like magic. © Sue Finch We didn’t stay long. The sky Gods let the clouds open and allowed the rain to fall upon the mound. It was time to get our cameras out of the rain and head to lunch. After lunch in Lancaster the sun had come out again so we decided to visit a couple of the covered bridges in the area. Historic Rockmill was our first stop. Restoration of this historic 1901 mill is almost complete. The mill and waterfall are the big attractions there, but the Rockmill Covered Bridge is also very nice. © Sue Finch © Sue Finch We then headed up to Slate Run and visited the historic covered bridge that was originally built in 1885. It was relocated in 1967 and then donated and relocated to the Metro park in 1998. The clouds parted for a short while today out at Slate Run Metro Park. It is hard to believe it is December when the temperatures are in the upper 60’s. © Sue Finch Posted in Covered Bridges , Historical Parks | Tagged Covered Bridge , Covered Bridges , Historical Parks , Newark Earth Works , Rockmill , Slate Run Christmas Walk Event Announcement 2016 Posted on November 26, 2016 by Julia Burnside Christmas Walk at the Lancaster Camp Grounds Come visit the Ohio artists, Sue Finch and Julia Burnside, at the Lancaster Camp Ground 15th Annual Christmas Walk, on Dec. 2nd & 3rd from 4:30 – 8:00. We will have beautiful scenic photographic art available for purchase. The event will feature Ohio and 35 other vendors in the activity building with us. Santa Claus, local artist Verne Ayers painting a two-day mural, Caleb Wakefield will give you a massage and there will be hot soup and sandwiches. It is a perfect opportunity for you to finish all of your Christmas shopping. The Christmas Walk is 58 acres of decorated cottages, and historic buildings, live nativity drama, a Gift Shop, Candlelight dinner (by reservation), home tours, and musicians. The event is located at 2151 W. Fair Ave., the corner of W. Fair Ave. & Ety Road. Go to www.lancastercampground.com for more info. Posted in Hocking Hills , Natural Areas , Nature Preserves , Ohio State Parks , Ohio , Rocks , Shows , Uncategorized | Tagged Camp , Christmas , event , Lancaster , nature , show , Walk Rock House Posted on October 2, 2016 by Julia Burnside I am sitting at Panera eating a bagel and listening to pipped in music. The plan is to write about my recent trip to Rock House with my fellow Ohio photographer Sue Finch. It has been a month or so since my last photo hike. A not so graceful tumble at my own home left me with a dented behind and bruised pride. I was ready to get moving. With an eye of the tiger attitude I put my camera in the back of Sue’s Prius and nodded to her husband, Mike. We were on a mission to get a great low light picture of the inside of The Rock House. Rock House was used by ancient Indians as shelter and now is a tourist attraction. It is a marvelous place to take the family. The trick to getting the shot is to get there after sunup and before the tourists, families, and yoga people. We didn’t beat the yoga people. They are just so fit and happy early people. They don’t seem to want to rush. They also don’t understand the light issues that we have to work with. I am an artist, dang it. How can I work like this? We walked into the cave and realized that we forgot it is dark in the cave and we didn’t bring flashlights. It is strange how low light photography works like that. The yoga people didn’t forget. They had light and happy early people attitude. I should take up yoga. Add it to the list. It is a good thing that Mike is always prepared and had an app for the situation. I am glad he was there. I was in no position to re-dent my behind. We set up our cameras and worked on our shots. I think it was a success. The Ohio artists overcame poor memory, low light, yoga people, and got the shot. It is a great feeling when the prey that you capture is the beauty of Ohio. Rock House Gallery 2016-09-25 Rock House Artist Julia Burnside Two Doorways Artist Sue Finch Julia is a writer and photographer that likes hiking Ohio’s natural areas and not denting her behind in the process. Posted in Caves , Hocking Hills , Natural Areas , Ohio State Parks , Ohio , Rocks | Tagged cave , House , Ohio , rock Stages Pond Dragonfly Program 8/13/16 Posted on August 17, 2016 by suefinch Stages Pond, located in Ashville, OH, is 178 acres of prairie, marsh, and woodlands. Three years ago, we visited Stages Pond . It was beautiful, but rough. Non-native species such as Autumn Olive and Multi-Flora Rose made it impossible to find native species. Some areas were so thick it was nearly impassable. It was bad, but there were areas that we could tell were in the process of restoration. The Ohio Department of Natural Areas and Preserves have removed many of the non-native invasive species and native plants are returning from seed stored in the soil seed bank. This past weekend, the Ohio photographers had the pleasure of joining a group hike offered by DNAP and led by Jim Osborn, Jason Duchon, and Judd Clover. We were amazed by how much had been accomplished is three short years. The area around the pond now contains Ohio native plants. Dragonflies, butterflies, and bees flew past us and enjoyed the Swam Milkweed and Hibiscus. We were happy. In the short time that we were there we saw more Monarch butterflies than we had seen all season. Three years prior we were swatting mosquitoes. During this visit, we did not see one. The guides told us that this was because of the dragonfly population. Imagine that, a healthy environment will keep mosquito populations down. We will have to go back and visit. The DNAP web site has it listed as a Kettle Pond. It will soon be corrected. It is actually a pond, created by glacial melt. As the glacier started to retreat, a section broke and water gushed through the fissure like a waterfall. That water acted like a drill, churning the soil and sediment below and leaving a water filled depression. While both types of ponds are created by a glacier, they are created by different mechanisms. We do not know when the official description will be changed, but it is coming. DNAP is still a state run entity so change will not happen quickly. There are signs to change, and papers to present… Highlight of the Hike: Ohio Native Species, Swamp Milkweed, Monarch Butterflies, Insect, Birds, Restored Marsh Habitat, DNAP Guides, Glacier created pond and other signs of glacier activity Hike rating: Worth going back. Hike conditions: Easy hike, mostly flat, expect humidity, watch out for the poison ivy. Common Whitetail Dragonfly at Stages Pond...