Lesley, would I lie to you? I live on the Ohio river, probably 500 feet from it. I am surrounded by "hills", flatlanders call them mountains, mountaineers call them something else. We are known as hillbillies, a term I now take as an endearment. I haven't made any secret of the fact that I live in Portsmouth Ohio and I welcome mail and comments from all. One of my favorite places in the whole world is the Blue Ridge and can I add the Shennanadoah Valley in Virginia. Absolutely Beutiful. Y'all must run the tourist off with sticks! Can I pitch an ohioplace? I probably shouldn't do this,tourist seem to screw things up, but Hocking Valley is as close to God as I have been on this earth. If you go, wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to walk but it's worth it.