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Sugarcreek MetroPark

Cool Family Adventure!

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I stumbled across these posts while I was hiking over at Sugarcreek and Germantown MetroParks. So, of course, I took pictures.

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And, then when I got home I looked up to see what the VentureQuest thing was all about.

I discovered it was a unique way that blends geocaching and letterboxing to get your kids out hiking and enjoying nature. You’ll want to bring along the VentureQuest tri-fold as well as a crayon or pencil for the rubbing. The VentureQuest points have small icon panels at them with an engraved image–perfect for making a rubbing.

Let your kids take the helm map and direct you on the trails. If you have a GPS device and can track your longitude and latitude all the better for wayfinding.

Sugar Creek MetroPark VentureQuest

Hike in Winter

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Sugarcreek MetroPark
Tracking animals in the snow

It is true! You can go hiking in the winter. It is one of the best times to go. The snow dampens any noise you make and you are more likely to see a variety of critters. On New Year’s day we went for hike at Sugarcreek MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio.

The kids had a great time “tracking” animals via the prints left in the snow.

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Critter highway

 

 

 
 

 

 

Plus, since it is cold and snowy the trails are typically less used. Although, I was happy to see there were a lot of people either hiking, cross country skiing, or jogging.

Here is a sweet video of a female and male mallard chillin’ out in the creek.