10 Fastpacking Gear Items to Take with You this Summer The following fastpacking gear items are what I love to take with me when I go fastpacking in the Shawnee National Forest. Fastpacking is a term coined for fast hiking or fast backpacking. You can fast pack in a...
10 Unique Waterfalls in Southern Illinois Are you looking for unique waterfalls in Southern Illinois? Everyone already knows about Burden Falls, Cedar Falls, and Jackson Falls waterfalls, right? But there must be some unique ones you’ve not been to yet, right?...
How to Prepare for a Hiking Trip the Right Way It’s important to prepare for a hiking trip before you go. If you don’t prepare, it can be a bad trip. You could get hurt. You could get stranded. You could have a bad enough experience that you never want to go hiking...
What are the Best Hiking Trails Nearby in Southern Illinois? Are you looking for the best hiking trails nearby where you live? This is a list of some of the best hiking trails in the area of five different communities spread across the southern Illinois region....
How To Go Caving at Illinois Caverns Are you planning to go caving at Illinois Caverns this year? Illinois Caverns recently opened back up to the public a few years ago after being closed to help protect the native bat population from White Nose Syndrome, a disease...
15 Most Asked Hiking Questions with Honest Answers These are the 15 most asked hiking questions I commonly see. When it comes to hiking, no question is a bad question. Hiking can be rewarding and life-changing as long as you do it right. But if you don’t do it right,...
