It was a beautiful weekend to be out on the trail. The temperature was in the mid seventies and the sky was sunny and blue. I made my way down to Southern Indiana to the Columbia Mine preserve.
Located in Pike and Gibson counties, the preserve boasts of 1,043 acres and is operated by the Sycamore Land Trust.
It opened in 2012 and is managed by the Trust in partnership with the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, which is adjacent to and part of the preserve…