Haunted Ohio Halloween Weekend

“Thy soul shall find itself alone-
Alone of all on earth-unknown
The cause-but none near to pry
Into thine hour of secrecy,
Be silent in that solitude,
Which is not loneliness-for then
The spirits of the dead, who stood
In life before thee. Are again
In death around thee-be still

- Edgar Allen Poe

So who wants to go camping and ghost hunting? I’ve wanted to put this trip together for years now and this is the year. While I had originally wanted to make this a backpacking trip the logistics of visiting the haunted sites made it a bit unreasonable. So I thought a nice camp out would be better suited to the purpose of the trip. This will enable us to actually visit the sites at night while still giving the opportunity to hike, fish, or whatever everyone wants to do with their days.

The plan is to meet up Friday (10/29) evening at the park or whenever people can make it. We can visit the haunted Hope Iron Furnace Friday night. Saturday is for whatever you want to do, day hike the many loops in the state forest, fish, lay around and drink or whatever. LOL! Saturday night we will drive to within reach of the haunted Moonville Tunnel and then look for the haunted Moonville cemetery.

There is also going to be festival of sorts called Rural Ohio Appalachia Revisited going on Saturday. It’s like a fall shindig that celebrates southern Ohio’s heritage. I called the park and they said camping wouldn’t be overcrowded due to this. It could be fun if anyone wants to bring the kids.

Once we have a tally of who’s coming I will reserve the camp sites. Dogs and kids are welcome and feel free to bring whatever beverages you want, but no drugs.

Now shut your eyes and repeat after me, “I do believe in spooks! I do I do I do!”.

Here’s a few links about the haunting in the area:

>Moonville Hauntings Page

>One man’s trip to the cemetery

>The story behind Moonville tunnel

Zeleski State Forest w/ trail maps

Lake Hope Sate Park where we will camp”

“This sounds interesting... we'll have to check & see what we have going on that weekend!”

“That'd be awesome if you could make it. I've been wanting to meet you. :)”

“I'm interested just not sure of my prior commitments just now.

It may make a difference if you said we could dress up in Halloween costumes :-)”

“Halloween costumes-- now THAT would REALLY be fun!”

“Well of course we have to dress up! Once again this year I'll be going naked on roller skates as a pull toy. LOL! Naw! I'll keep me pants on.”

“"Well of course we have to dress up!...."

I'm sure that if you just took your shirt off, it would work fine.”

“You're more than welcome to come along too Q.”

“I'd rather chew broken glass chased with motor oil than to share the trail with you.

Come off the nice guy routine, prick.”

“Don’t say I never offered…

:)”

“An empty invite is all it is.”

“Nigal, I'd love to make it down. Unfortuantely I have a party to go to with my childhood friends. It sounds like a great time though!”

“Hmmmmm...this trip sounds very interesting.

Perhaps I'll be there. As we get closer, I'll let you know.”

“Just kidding.

I just realized I cannot make it.

Sounds fun though. Have a great time!”

“Now shut your eyes and repeat after me, “I do believe in spooks! I do I do I do!”.

Ok (shutting eyes) I do believe in spooks, I do, I do . . .

Nope. Doesn't work so well without the drugs.”

“I found some cool caches in the area I think I might hit that weekend. One's even a nocturnal one you can do at night!

Zeleski caches

A sweet nocturnal cach!”

“I wish I could come but lack of vaction time and funds prevents it. Sounds cool though I love ghost stories and such.”

“Nigal, I'd love to attend but I can't give up taking my little pumpkin trick or treating for the first time (for me, not her...I've always been working Halloween night since she's been trick or treating). Wish I could do both, the trip sounds like fun.”

“Sass, I figured Joe would jump on this one! We could have even rented horses during the day. LOL!”

“LMao!”

“It's still on my radar Nigal. I'd probably bring my daughter. Dogs allowed?”

“"Dogs allowed?"

SHA! I'd be hurt if ya didn't! :)”

“I'm IN!”

“Yay!”

“Yeah, right Buddha. In your dreams.”

“I obviously am missing something. :-/”

“I don't hike with Buddha. Best left at that.”

“Oh, ok”

“Nigal, sorry I can't make it as I have other plans. maybe another time.”

“that trip would be so cool if I wouldn't have to be home with the kids, and there is no way in heII I can get my kids into the woods on halloween. They don't even go to a haunted house with me.”

“Nigal = pu$$y”

“OK Nigal, I'll stay away from you little party. Best left at that.”

“I'm considering this one, Nige. My friend really wants me to visit her in CO that weekend but if I can't find a killer deal on a flight, I prolly won't go see her.

I wonder if the cache I helped place is still there? I didn't see anything on your website link. But, I'm guessing there are prolly many websites for caches...”

“My own attendance is up in the air now. It’ll be touch and go. This is why I rarely arrange group crap.
:(”

“So Nigal, what's the status of this trip? Next weekend is getting close.”

“That nocturnal cache sounds awesome!”

“bump”

“Dub, I know I'm out. I think Nigal is, too.”

“k, guess I'll do something else or solo this weekend.”

“My brother has been trying to adopt his twin foster daughters and it looks like it's going to be finalized this weekend so I have to be lame and claim family commitments.”

“Alrighty then, I'm out too!”

“Well, my 2 week old PT Cruiser got totaled today so I would have been out anyway. I loved that car! :(”

“Man, that sucks! 2 weeks! How did it happen?”

“My wife got T-boned by a guy who ran a red light. She broke her finger, her neck hurts a little and her chest hurts from the air bag and belt but other than that she's OK. The van hit her door and the front wheel so I think the frame's going to be shot. Luckily it wasn't her fault too.”

“Sorry to hear about the crash.

Looks like I will be in the Ozarks or Caddo range this weekend.”

“Hey, we can dress up like Halloween on any hike. Thank goodness your wife's ok!!!”

“Some of us dress up like Halloween on every hike.”

“:-P”