Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts

Friday, January 23, 2015

The Science of Icicles



One would think that in this modern age of instant information that we would know all there is to know about the simple things in life, such as icicles.  It is only within the last few years that scientists have begun to understand how they are formed at all, and still there are mysteries. 



Thursday, January 8, 2015

Winter Driving Tips


Many visitors to the Hocking Hills comments on the hilly curvy nature of many of its roads.  For the locals, well, it’s just the way home.  To visitors, particularly in in “off-season” conditions, these roads can seem quite treacherous!
We’re here to help. 

In the hills, portions of the road are in deeper shade, possibly getting water run-off from cliff sides, and can remain frozen after the rest of the road way seems okay.  Alternately many of the roads up on the ridges experience drift, with portions of the road in front of you simply disappearing for a moment under a light blanket of drifting snow. 

Here are our top 5 winter driving tips, direct from the Hocking Hills “locals”!