Support Friends of the Shawnee National Forest Friends of the Shawnee National Forest is a non-profit organization that supports the Shawnee National Forest. I’ve been a board member of the organization for a few years. I maintain their website, and I also serve on...
35 Easy Southern Illinois Hikes with A Lot to See Are you looking for some easy Southern Illinois hikes with a lot of cool stuff to see? You and about a hundred thousand others! I get this question all the time. So, I thought to myself, “Why not make an article about...
Hiking with Shawn’s 5 Favorite Hiking Trails Everyone is always asking me what my favorite hiking trail are. I really don’t have one favorite. I have a few. So, I figured I might as well create an article about it so that you have some ideas of where you might...
6 Essential Shawnee Forest Beginner Hiking Tips There have been a lot of Shawnee Forest Beginner hiking folks in these last couple of years. The global pandemic, mixed with just wanting to get out and get some fresh air, had a lot to do with it. Many people were stuck...
Shawnee National Forest Bushwhacking Guide Shawnee National Forest bushwhacking sounds like a scary thing to do. Doesn’t it? The truth is that it can be scary for some people. If you’re prone to get lost and panicking, bushwhacking isn’t going to be wise. If you like...
How to Survive after getting Lost in the Woods Getting lost in the woods might be one of the greatest fears of many hikers. It is a reasonable fear because many hikers yearly get lost in the woods. Some hikers don’t make it as they die from the elements, falling, or...
