My friends Ana, Carrie and Joel and I headed out to rural Nelsonville to the Pencil Sharpener Museum on a mini-adventure. Paul Johnson, the owner, has a collection of more than 8,000 sharpeners in his little museum beside his house. It was really fun getting to talk to him (you have to call him to come out and unlock the museum for you).

Dad and I visited Richards Bros. Orchards in Thurman, Ohio, to pick up some apples, cider and peach butter. Deeeelicious.



Richards Bros. applewards.

My dad took me to this enormous quarry after we went to Richards Bros. Orchards in Thurman, Ohio. I'm not sure I'd be able to find it again, but that's OK because it kind of terrified me.



This little hollow was somewhere on the way to the man-made canyon.