Another Pond Letdown at 39.022168,-84.085838

Yes, another pond was disappointing. The Google Map pond found at 39.022168,-84.085838 probably has a sandy bottom. The dam looked intact, as I photographed it, and I certainly had the impression of being in a bowl. Certainly, in the past month, the Cincinnati area has had an abundance or precipitation. The terrain appeared to be highly capable of funneling runoff into the bowl. Yet, the bottom only revealed water as our footsteps squeezed it out of the soil and leaves.

If the park interests you, consider clicking the Ponds of East Fork link, up there on the side, for an interactive Google map showing all the ponds I've visited to date

East Fork State Park Pond at 39.030528,-84.067975

Well, folks, this is the neighbor of the anticlimactic puddlus mysteriosis described immediately below. This one even has a short youtube video so you can have a moving look-see. This pond, in Ohio's East Fork State Park, at the coordinates 39.030528,-84.067975, is not visible from the roadway. It's up and over an embankment. It is one of many ponds I've visited inside the park boundary. Click my Ponds of East Fork link, up there on the side, for an interactive Google map showing all the ponds I've visited to date.

Here's a couple of snapshots:

Notta Pond @ 39.029711,-84.066194

There is a supposed pond inside Ohio's East Fork State Park - but there's not! Its a cartographic nottapond! OK - I really, really appreciate Google's interactive map. But the map blew it on this pond. There is no pond at 39.029711,-84.066194 as shown on the map. (See my Ponds of East Fork State Park link) The satellite view, however, correctly points to an empty field (verified in my photographs below). This pond graphic might just be one of those little copyright traps that they put on maps - such as towns that do not exist. However, this anti-pond does have a neighboring actual pond to be posted next (above).