Hocking Hills: Old Man's Cave and Cedar Falls

Our actual anniversary was during our trip to North Carolina, and while we enjoyed a nice dinner there to celebrate, I thought we could do something a little bigger since it was our 10th anniversary! So...we went to Hocking Hills for the weekend of July 8, leaving the kids with my parents. We love our girls very much, but we don't often get the chance to have time away just the two of us so it was a special treat.

We had never been to Hocking Hills before but it's been on the list of places I want to go and Yusaku, being the agreeable guy he is, agreed to go. We got there around dinner time on Friday night, enjoyed a delicious meal, and walked around the grounds a little bit.

the garden behind the building where our room was

Saturday morning, we got up early, ate breakfast at the inn, and headed to Old Man's Cave. As was the case with all the beautiful things we saw that weekend, the pictures don't do them justice. In the picture below, Yusaku helps provide a little scale so you can appreciate how large the cave is.

After Old Man's Cave, we drove back to the inn for lunch before heading out for another hike at Cedar Falls.

another Yusaku-in-a-cave picture

Rose Lake

After a long day of hiking, we came back to the inn and relaxed for a little bit before we walked to the spa on the property and got a couple's massage!!! It was a pretty awesome way to wrap up the day. We enjoyed yet another dinner at the inn and then hung out on the porch swing in the rooftop garden. You can see what our view was in the picture below.