Blue Limestone Exploration

A ten minute walk from campus is a lovely place called Blue Limestone Park. A nice stream (the beginnings of Delaware Run) cuts along one edge and at the other side are houses. You enter the park next to the Sanborn building (OWU's music building) and can walk until you reach the wall that the railroad tracks sit on top of. In the middle of the all this is grass, a baseball diamond, picnic tables, basketball courts, and a lovely quarry, where blue limestone was once mined. It's said that the blue limestone that Merrick Hall is made of came from Blue Limestone Park.

Friday night, Ryan, Zoe, and I went on an adventure to Blue Limestone. The sky was gray and rain threatening but the evening, temperature wise, was so lovely that you just had to go walking. So we went. Zoe had never been before and she had the camera. I must interject a thanks in here to Zoe for the use of her pictures. Thanks so very much!

We explored everywhere, including the haunted Blue Limestone tunnel. Ghost hunters of all ages should come check it out. Even un-haunted its still creepy. I hear rumor that if you are able to get through the tunnel there are beautiful lakes and grassy areas on the other side. I've not been through.

And after the exploring we all laid in the grass until it started raining. It was a great evening. I encourage you, wherever you end up to explore all the areas on and surrounding your campus. You find a lot of really neat places.

Pictures: First is of Zoe, on a rock, by the quarry. It has a pretty view and all so I thought ya'll could get a good idea of what the park was like. Second is me, jumping off the side of the bridge and Ryan, trying ever so hard to stop me. Third is me, on a rock, and the I just thought ya'll could use a good laugh. Fourth and final is the haunted tunnel of Blue Limestone Park. Spooky, I know.

Have a great, great, week.