We fell in love with Hocking Hills on our first visit in 1997, and since then we've managed to hike the trails in and around Old Man's Cave at least once each summer--until last year, when everything shut down. Now the trails are open, but the brand-new visitor center is shuttered and all the trails are marked for one-way traffic, which can make it difficult to pursue some of our favorite routes. So we settled for a simple hike down to Old Man's Cave followed by a visit to Conkle's Hollow, where we found some spring wildflowers still in bloom and wood thrushes filling the gorge with song. It's good to get back to such beloved places.
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