i took my friend to Hocking Hills state park yesterday and on our hike I talked all about the (now retired) park naturalist who mentored me years ago, along with the professor who also mentored me and how they got me my first job in my field after college, like I went on and on about my memories of them and the time I spent with them in the park, and then we got to a cave and they were both inside. I hadn’t seen either of then since I moved away seven years ago and then I went back to the state park for the first time since and they were just there. in a cave. they went to the cave together. one of them saw me and said “oh hi! what are you doing here?” like hey fancy us all being here in this cave together huh.
i can’t express how much this felt like a video game cutscene encounter. i established the lore for two hours about these specific two Guys and then they appeared, like, in their map.
it was this professor btw
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and you should! you’ll also avoid crowds! we were two of roughly five people on the Old Man’s Cave trail. If you’ve been there in the summer, you understand how dramatic that difference is. BUT bring ice spikes for your shoes or get really excited about sliding all over the trail in peril 🫶
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amhrancas 