Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned this week in the curiously named Hanging Rock, Ohio. The name suggests the massive limestone overhangs that dominate southeastern Ohio. Sure enough, I looked up Hanging Rock and it is in southeastern Ohio along the Ohio River. It's about 20 miles from Huntington, W. Va.
This is a land of rugged Appalachian foothills that is riven by the Ohio River. This area was missed by the Wisconsinan glaciation and so retains a feel more like that of West Virginia than the rest of Ohio. The Wayne National Forest includes three units here with many recreation opportunities at places like Wildcat Hollow. Elevation changes between hollow floors and hilltops range from 200 to 400 feet. None of the hills tops 1,100 feet in southeastern Ohio. This is a great place to visit during any season.
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