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Pandemic Summer? Let’s Call It A Staycation!

August 6, 2020 •

Ohio-covered-bridges

In looking for things to do while staying home this summer my husband and I have been taking day road trips. Our latest adventure was the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Tour. It wasn’t actually a “tour” in that we didn’t go with other people. It was just the two of us in our car following a map of the Covered Bridges Byway in Ashtabula County, Ohio. There are 19 covered bridges, but the map we found took us to 9 of them, which was the perfect amount as we were driving for about three hours. 

Covered-bridge

We started at West Liberty Covered Bridge, which at 18 feet long, is America’s shortest covered bridge.

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Caine Road Bridge was built in honor of the 175th anniversary of Ashtabula County in 1986.

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The Graham Road Bridge now sits on a small park and has a cute bench and picnic table. It was built from remnants of a bridge washed downstream in the 1913 flood.

It wasn’t just the covered bridges that made this such a special drive. The whole drive-seeing the flowers, the farmland, the lush greenery-it was all so beautiful. We were so close to home, but it really didn’t feel like it. Taking this day road trip was so uplifting. For those few hours, I actually felt like we were on vacation.

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Take a drive, even if it’s to the next town and walk some streets. It’s amazing how a change of scenery for a small amount of time can be so energizing!

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SHOP SUMMER DRESSES:

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  1. Melanie says

    August 6, 2020 at 10:36 pm

    Looks like you had a great local getaway. I always like seeing different bridges on our travels. Thanks for sharing ❤️
    Melanie

    • michele says

      August 7, 2020 at 1:33 pm

      Thanks Melanie! It’s always fun to see things we don’t see on a day to day basis! Thanks for reading!! 🙂

  2. Ali says

    August 10, 2020 at 11:43 am

    These photos are stunning!! Super cute!

    • michele says

      August 10, 2020 at 4:38 pm

      Thanks Ali! It was a fun day!!

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Hi! I’m Michele, a 60 year old (wow that sounds old!! 😂) who, up until a few years ago, lived with my husband, four kids and two yellow labs. Now it’s just me, my husband and the dogs. Read More

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