the First Cut is the Deepest

I'm trying to rush through this post before we lose electricity again. Some very powerful storms have hit us. And still are. 

I'm loving whomever has put up these billboards throughout Cleveburgh. 

It's looks welcoming to our National Park - and yes, the NE Ohio area has a National Park.  .....thank you. 

Last checked, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP here out) is / was the 7th most visited National Park in the country.  Go figure. 

710 and I might be counted multiple times, but even Peleton has a bike tour through the park, so.....that's something. 

But often we take Shep there for our walks and picnics. And one of my running groups makes some of our longer runs through there. 

Or did. 

With the BLOTUS / Musk folks cutting funding, trail repair is off the table and many of the restrooms are just shuttered. 

It's a big-assed park so you'd literally have to "run" five miles to get to a bathroom. Sometimes longer. And most of the people down there aren't runners. So, the woods are gonna have to do. 

Our leaders are planning our runs elsewhere. Our metro parks are wonderful here - usually voted best in the nation - and there are no shortage of running options, though most require a LOT of hills. But they have facilities. 

Still, the billboards (and there are many) are calling out why there are fewer repairs and services, and laying at the feet of DOGE. BLOTUS who has never exercised (or even walked) in a park, and Musk who probably has never done Ketamine in our park. 

Everyone should have a bathroom to shoot up in, no? 

Song by: Cat Stevens