2nd Riverbox

November 2nd: It was a nice day today, so we decided to check out another Riverbox, since Drew's journal about his first 2 Riverbox experiences was due on Nov. 20th and you never know what the Ohio weather might bring. This Riverbox was located behind Donegal Cliffs, an older subdivision a little bit north and east of ours, just across Dublin Road. We actually ride our bikes through this neighborhood and have visited the playground near the river here on many occasions. The trip to this Riverbox, however, was not an easy one. We had to walk down a very long service road that sloped continually down to the river. Once we reached the end of the service road, we had to count 40 steps into a wooded area, turn right and take about 20 more steps toward the river, and then we had to climb down the side of a pretty steep hill that had some "natural" steps on the side. Needless to say, the stroller could not make it in the wooded area, and trying to maneuver myself and Alex down this slippery hill was not pretty! Luckily, we managed to not fall! It was quite the adventure, that's for sure! Drew and Katie thought it was pretty cool. Here is a picture of Drew with the Riverbox, which we had a hard time locating because it just looked like someone threw their trash on the ground! I think they were trying to send a message about recycling.

Here is what is inside this Riverbox. There was a story about Indians and how they lived off the land...so there were things inside that were "natural" and, quite frankly, it was all a bit confusing and Alex was about to jump off the side of the hill, so we took some quick pictures and then took off!! When I showed Drew this picture on the LCD screen of the camera, he said, and I quote "Whoa! There was a river behind me?" Right.
Here is a picture down the hill and off to the side of where we were. We didn't actually make it all the way to the river, it's out there somewhere!