In Northwest Ohio, the NCT follows the old Wabash-Cannonball rail route, and is supported by NORTA OOPS! I wanted to see the Ohio pictures.
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In Northwest Ohio, the NCT follows the old Wabash-Cannonball rail route, and is supported by NORTA
The Buckeye Trail is concurrent with most of the NCT miles in Ohio.
The far east end of the trail in Ohio is maintained by the Great Trail - Sandy Beaver Canal Chapter of the NCTA. This link was under construction in March 2000, but you might check to see if it is working.
Trail Monkey has info to help plan a hike and a couple of pictures.
The Ohio DNR State Park information is excellent and will help a long-distance hiker piece together ways to cross the state since there are few camping sites available directly on the Buckeye Trail.
Find lots of info here about the Wayne National Forest
Specific info about the NCT in Wayne NF
Hocking Hills area has their own internet guide with lots of useful information. This site also has a beautiful photo gallery.
Ohio County Map with links to get additional information
Miami-Erie Canal Corridor Assoc
Ohio State Info
History of Southeast Ohio
Here's a mural painted in 1958 of the crossing of the Maumee River in Defiance . Super folk art, and a good look at your walk through this small city.
Grand Lake St. Mary's area info page has an interesting text about the history of this lake, the largest hand-dug lake in the world.
The Ohio Historical Society can take you on a fine virtual journey through Ohio.
The NCT in Ohio often follows old canal routes. Here's some History of Ohio Canals
A lot of history of Auglaize County .
add history of Sandy Beaver Canal http://www.bchistory.org/beavercounty/Beaver%20CountyTopical/Rivers,%20Canals,%20Streams%20/Beaver%20Co%20LockM76.html/Beaver%20Co%20Lock%20M1976.html add pagent in Pontiac Park Defiance http://www.defianceweb.com/rendezvous.shtml add AuGlaize Village Defiance http://www.defianceweb.com/auglaize-pg.shtml
Color maps of the surficial geology and bedrock of Ohio.
A simplified map of glacial deposits.
If you prefer your map in cross section try this one.
Map and info on Ohio watersheds.
Relationships of soil and geology are explained here, with link to a soil region map.
Photos of glacial effects; three of them are from Ohio
The Ohio State University Geologic Museum has some fossil skeletons that will convince you that Ohio was not always a land of sleepy farms. This is a large file, but the pictures are impressive.
Greg's Excellent Ordovician Adventure has pictures of fossils from Caesar's Creek.
Here's a list of Ohio geologic facts including the state fossil, shale concretions, Scioto Salt Licks. This link takes you to the index for several interesting pages.
Ohio Trees here.
Cornell and the National Audubon Society have teamed up to present Birdsource with links to bird counts, learning opportunities, a bird of the week and more. Here's their Ohio watchlist.
Here's an on-line field guide for everything from insects, through birds and mammals, trees and flowers, with a place to create a life list of animals. This is a great site! e-Nature
add Little Beaver Creek
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/dnap/sr/lbeaver.html
In the Stockton section the NCT crosses Ohio Power Lands. See pictures and fishing fun.
Buckeye Trail Crew building new trail.
