More fun than an amusement park ride!

The Cuyahoga River raced through Kent, Monroe Falls and tumbled over the rapids of Cuyahoga Falls on this sunny August adventure.

The middle reach of the 100 mile Cuyahoga River is a scenic, natural meander through rural communities. Adventurers paddled a 4.5 mile stretch starting in Kent, Ohio.

(Restore-ies:  Restoration Stories in an Urban Setting) Three waterways – West Creek, Mill Creek and the mighty Cuyahoga River – all with stories of environmental degradation, aesthetic neglect or threat of over development.  All now protected and undergoing restoration.

Tinkers Creek, the largest watershed of the Cuyahoga River, meanders majestically through the Bedford reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, sporting multiple waterfalls on its main stem and tributaries.

Adventurers hiked a short leg of the Buckeye trail, a 1440 mile trail encircling Ohio, then round the corner to the view of one of the park’s quaint yet picturesque waterfalls – Blue Hen Falls. A short drive up the hill brought the group to a stunning view of the region’s tallest waterfall, Brandywine Falls. […]