There is a place in Bainbridge, Ohio, where the trees grow tall and ancient, the creek runs clear through shadowed gorges, and you will absolutely start looking around for elves.
Highlands Nature Sanctuary is the kind of magical nature preserve that makes you question your entire understanding of what Ohio is capable of, and the answer, it turns out, is considerably more than most people give it credit for.
Nobody warned you about this place, and that oversight ends today.
Ohio has a geography that surprises people who haven’t paid close attention…