Downstream Campground at Garrison Dam near Riverdale ND seemed a good choice for the weekend because they have a fairly large number of walk-in campsites and we didn’t have reservations. We arrived shortly after twelve and scored Site #4. As we were arriving we realized that there is a fish hatchery here that welcomes visitors so we went by after lunch for a visit. We learned so much more than we ever knew we wanted to know about the Pallid Sturgeon and the efforts to save this 65 million year old creature which was placed on the Endangered list in 1990. Our volunteer tour guides Darrell and Cori are amazingly knowledgeable about the hatchery operations and just a fun couple to boot. They travel the country in their fifth wheel RV volunteering in various places. And then we learned that Karen and Cori both lived in the same Kentucky neighborhood years ago!
Over a long weekend we sampled some of the myriad things to do in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, unique among national parks for it’s environmental reclamation, historic preservation, and recreational opportunities adjacent to the populous cities of Cleveland and Akron in northeastern Ohio. Can’t wait to return and explore more.
Our journey from Portsmouth, England to our home in Ohio might have been accomplished in about sixteen hours but my avoiding air travel we were able to enjoy a fifteen day journey home via train, ship, Uber, train, as well as our own feet and finally our personal vehicle.
It’s been a fascinating two day visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We managed to pack in tours of the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory as well ast Victory Live: The
Big Repair, and finally the Mary Rose. All were incredibly informative and well presented.
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