Category Archives: Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Mission(s) Accomplished

by Eric Posted on December 6, 2019

I value humility. So I generally try to stay away from pride (haughty chest-pounding). But I admit that I’m feeling a healthy element of pride (satisfaction with personal accomplishment) this week. I’ve just managed to complete two significant, year-long quests. … Continue reading →

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Buttermilk Falls

by Eric Posted on October 28, 2019

I consider it a point of pride that I’ve hiked “every trail” in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (you’ll see why I put some of those words in quotation marks, shortly). Seriously though, I made a quest of it for … Continue reading →

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North by North-Quest

by Eric Posted on October 11, 2019

I love a good quest. One of my earliest quests was to set foot in every building on the campus of Bowling Green State University. A little later, I decided to eat at every dining establishment in the city of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Overlook Ohio

by Eric Posted on August 17, 2019

Ohio is beautiful. Yet it’s somehow easily overlooked. Ask a random sampling of people to rank the states of the United States of America, from “most beautiful” to “least beautiful,” and I’d guess public opinion would relegate Ohio to the … Continue reading →

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Blue Hen Falls

by Eric Posted on January 23, 2019

We got over a foot of snow over the weekend. It’s already disintegrating into a yucky pile of slush, now that a new weather system has moved in with warmer temperatures and soaking rains. Fortunately, though, my kids and I … Continue reading →

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Hiking with Ghosts

by Eric Posted on January 11, 2019

I like to hike. Honestly, the physical activity and the beauty of nature are enough. I would enjoy hiking for these elements alone. But to me, hiking provides so much more than lungs laboring to process fresh air. When I … Continue reading →

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The End of the Trail

by Eric Posted on September 3, 2018

We’ve made it to the end of our busiest, sweatiest, most strategic season of the Collegiate ministry year! I’ve been taking some time to reflect and recreate this weekend, and when I saw the above sign in the Cuyahoga Valley … Continue reading →

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Coloring Project

by Eric Posted on February 24, 2018

I love the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). I’ve come to know it as a place for exercise and rest. It’s a setting for fun with friends and family as well as spiritual solitude. It feels both very close and very … Continue reading →

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Eric Asp

Casual and critical observations on life, love, and faith: in the form of short prose and photography

Category Archives: Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Mission(s) Accomplished

Buttermilk Falls

North by North-Quest

Don’t Overlook Ohio

Blue Hen Falls

Hiking with Ghosts

The End of the Trail

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Coloring Project

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