Below: Karen Duquette at the Ohio reststop with the Veterans Memorial Highway Sign, and the Welcome to Ohio sign

Below: The Storybook Trail at the Ohio Reststop

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette walked the Storybook Trail, read each of the illustrations, and took some photos.

Photo 1 below on the right says - "Song floats up, moon smiles down, while we rock to ocean sounds."
Section 2 - "Shhh, hush, shhh, hush. The ocean's soothing song. Shhh, hush, shhh, hush. We can sing along."

Section 3 Below: "Far offshore the big whales doze.
Moms nudge calves to keep them close."

Section 4 Below: "Turtles float and shut their eyes.
Jellies undulate and rise".
" Shhh, hush. Shhh, hush. The Ocean's soothing song"

Section 5 Below: "Dolphins drift and Mantas glide through the rocking, rolling tide."

Section 6 Below: "Along the reef, fish hide and spread, tucked into their coral bed. Shhh, hush. Shhh, hush. We can sing along."

Section 7 Below: "Octopus dreams in her cave
underneath the swelling waves."

Section 8 Below: "Tide pools catch the moonlight's glow.
Stars above, sea stars below"

"Shhh, hush. Shhh, hush. The Ocean's soothing song"

Section 9 Below: "Monk seals find a sandy shore, stretch their flippers, start to snore."

Section 10 Below: "Rising waves break, spill and reach, smoothing footsteps from the beach.

"Shhh, hush. Shhh, hush. We can sing along."

Section 11 Below: "You my sweet, my sleepy child,
rest here in my arms awhile.
As the new moon rides the sky, dream the ocean lullaby."
"Shhh, hush. Shhh, hush."

Section 12 Below: "Shhhhhh ..."

Section 13 Below: "To our family: Let's go to the beach! - LMK & KHM"

Section 14 Below: no words posted.

Below: Xenia Water Tower in the City of Hospitality

Below: A statue of cow and its calf in Dayton, Ohio

Below: Englewood, Ohio water tower

Below: Lee Duquette drove on out of Ohio.

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