In October, My mom, Natalie and I took a girls trip to Hocking Hills, Ohio for my moms birthday. We left on a Monday morning and it took us about 1hr and 45min from Dayton. Natalie was so excited to see our cabin even though we couldn't check in till 3. We went to check it out before doing any hiking or getting lunch. We stayed in the Ridgeback cabin through Cabins By The Cave. It was beautiful on the outside because it was surrounded by an array of orange, red and yellow trees.
After we checked out the cabin, we decided to take a short hike and then grab lunch. We drove over to Cantwell Cliffs to hike along the cliff floor. The trail is about a 1/2 mile with views of the cliffs above you. Right at the beginning of the hike, you go down a steep set of stairs called The Fat Women's Squeeze.
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| The Fat Women's Squeeze |
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| The Fat Women's Squeeze |
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| You then can squeeze between where a rock broke in two and hike down to the floor bed |
The whole hike is really nice and not to difficult. There is a huge cave you can explore by climbing huge boulders. Natalie and I enjoyed this but we were sad that there wasn't any water flowing at the waterfall. We really enjoyed this hike, especial for the first of many more the rest of the week.
After the hike, we were ready for some food and WINE!!! I was excited to check out Hocking Hills Winery. My mom and I shared an 8 glass wine flight for $10. I tried Lilly of the Valley, Sweet Chardonnay, 2019 Riesling and a peach slushy. They were all so good, that I bought a bottle of each of the wines. We also ordered the Explorer Board, which was delicious. Natalie must have been hungry because she scarfed down most of the tray so mom and I were still hungry. We ended up ordering the Winery Medley also. To top of our wonderful experience, we bought yummy chocolate truffles from Wren Valley Truffles. They were amazing. I'd say our first day at Hocking Hills a success.
