Sometimes Shannon gets lucky and gets things of which he reminds me for years. Such was Sunday. Shannon is my identical twin. He went to church with us because he really likes our pastor Ken. Shannon and Mer walked into church together while I used the bathroom. Ken saw Shannon, but thought he was I, and proceeded to tell him my recent Italian vacation did me a world of good because I looked so much younger. Mer then told Ken that Ken was speaking to Shannon. Shannon loved it.

After church, we headed home, and I made chocolate chip waffles with maple syrup, a standard Sunday treat in our home. Shannon had never had them before, and tried them. He finished his off, but then admitted he thought they were a tad too rich for breakfast food.

In order to fill in more rock exposure, the three of us drove over to the Gorge Trail in Cuyahoga Falls. Part of the trail had been closed last year, but was open again, although sections were still washed out and required some scrambling. The Gorge Trail has two real highlights – the exposed rock formations that you climb through on the far end, and the up-close look at the hydroelectric dam on the river that you pass on the way back. The rock is much less impressive than what’s at the Nelson Ledges State Park, but it is still pretty good and much closer.

We went home, and Shannon and I took naps while Mer went to a student’s graduation party. Shannon was invited, but was not keen on a social gathering where he knew almost no one. Mer came back home, and we waited for Zach and Londa to come along – they were kind enough to be willing to join us for supper.

Shannon was in luck – after two days of eating poorly, we all went to Aladdin’s, which is a Middle-Eastern-inspired restaurant; as such, it had a ton of vegetarian options. We had a great meal, and a wonderful time visiting with Zach and Londa.

After Zach and Londa dropped us off, it was still daylight out, so we headed over to the Ledges Park, which is only about five miles away. Again, the Ledges has less impressive rock formations than Nelson Ledges, but it still has a few narrow places in the rock faces in which to roam around. We also went to the west side of the park, which walks under the cliffs, and is a good walk with lots of impressive rock faces. We even made it to the overlook at the top of the park in time to see the sun set, which set behind a cloud so that it looked as if it was sending out “rays of glory.” We waited for the sun to go all the way below the horizon, and we headed home.