6/29/15 - Cuyahoga Valley National Park

We went back into Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  Today we drove to Hunt Farm visitor center.  When the government bought the land from citizens, they preserved most of the buildings.  The farms are still active and the produce is sold in the area.  We stopped at Szalay’s vegetable and fruit stand and bought some produce, including a quarter of a watermelon.  Just down the road was Everett Road covered bridge.  We walked across the bridge and then drove to Ledges Trailhead where we took a hike.  There was a big covered picnic area that we sat at and had lunch.  Thank goodness it was covered as it started to sprinkle while we were on the Ledges hike.  We ate the watermelon at lunch.  After lunch we drove to Indigo Lake and Beaver Marsh.  While walking to Beaver Marsh we saw the remnants of Lock 26.  As I was standing on top to get a picture of a water lily, I looked down and saw the fat body of a snake.  Its head and tail were under a ledge.  It looked a lot like a Water Moccasin, but it was a Banded Water Snake.  There were a lot of beautiful flowers in this area.  Later we drove to Medina and had a beer at Lager Heads Smokehouse and Brew Pub.