We have the wilds of Africa in our backyard. Yesterday Joe, Glenda, Andy and I boarded a bus at The Ohio State University for a trip to The Wilds of Cumberland. It was a nice ride for a couple of hours outside of Columbus with retirees from The Ohio State. On arrival we then got on an open air bus for the safari and it was amazing to see animals such as the ones shown here in Cumberland, Ohio. There are 25,000 acres of conservation land with only a tiny portion being used to date but with big plans for expansion for the reclaimed mining area with only a few inches of top soil. (Hence few trees but lots of grazing grassy area.) It took two hours to circle the area which sported many contented animals who have found themselves in a strange country. Right off the bat the camels came to investigate the open air bus. One decided to use his friend to straddle and scratch his under carriage. (We were relieved that's all he did.) After two interesting hours we had a buffet lunch and were preparing to reboard the bus for John and Annie Glenn's old home in New Concord, Ohio, when Andy saw two people whom we had not seen in years. Mary Maraffa, who was the wife of one of my very best principals, was seated on the terrace. It was so good to see her. Andy then saw someone else he knew and he seemed to be the official greeter for the trip.
One of the highlights of the trip to view the endangered animals was the newly born baby zebra. This species is very rare and nearly extinct. These zebra have very thin lines of color, almost like pinstripes. Now the area is a breeding ground for these rare animals that are sent all over the world as they mature.
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