Wildflowers in Northeast Ohio

Today we went hiking in the North Chagrin Reservation, an incredibly beautiful Cleveland Metropark (which is partially in Lake County and partially in Cuyahoga County). We began our hike at Squire's Castle, up a fairly steep bridle path. The hillside was full of early wildflowers, including spring beauties, blood root, trout lilly, spicebush, and a few others that we couldn't identify. This seems early for the blooming of Northeast Ohio wildflowers.

We hiked the bridle path to the Strawberry Lane area, then back to Squire's Castle. It was a fine spring day, about 58 degrees with partially sunny skies.

North Chagrin Reservation and Strawberry Lane: Fall Beauty

The prettiest places on earth in the fall are in Geauga County, Ohio, the maple syrup capital of Ohio, and in the Cleveland MetroParks' North Chagrin Reservation (this straddles Lake and Cuyahoga Counties). This area is home to the magnificent sugar maple-beech forest.

The top photo is the pond at Strawberry Lane in North Chagrin. The middle photo is also in North Chagrin, near U.S. Route 6 (Chardon Road). The bottom photo is in Hambden Township, Geauga County.