Fall Surprise Proposal at Upper Falls in the Hocking Hills

Ramone's Proposal to Mariah

There is a specific kind of magic that settles over the Hocking Hills in November. The frantic energy of summer has faded, replaced by the crisp, golden stillness of late autumn. It was against this backdrop of falling oak leaves and sandstone cliffs that Ramone chose to ask Mariah the biggest question of their lives.

A black couple holds hands and hikes up a sandstone cliff at Old Man's Cave in the Hocking Hills.
A black man proposes to a black woman at Upper Falls at Old Man's Cave.

The Moment

As they walked the trail toward the falls, the air was cool and scented with damp earth and pine. When they reached the water’s edge—framed by the iconic stone bridge and the deep greens of the hemlocks—Ramone slowed his pace. Under the towering cliffs, he dropped to one knee.


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She Said, "Yes!"

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