20210724 – Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve

Date: 07/24/2021 – Distance: 1.7 mi – Elapsed Time: 1.25 hr – Ascent: 144 ft – Descent: 128 ft – Difficulty: Medium

I visited this place in the spring and knew then I had to come back later to see it again. Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve, in Adams County, Ohio, is a remnant prairie which is to say, it was spared from the last ice age and is a remnant of the vast midwest prairies. There are amazing wildflowers here. When I was here last time, they had just completed a prescribed burn, which they do in order to preserve the prairie and keep it from becoming a forest. Now, it was alive with beauty.

Waypoints:

• Parking – N38.84037° W83.57390°

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