Durable Hiking Footwear: How to choose the right hiking shoes for you! Durable hiking footwear is a topic that I am asked about a lot. It is important to keep your feet comfortable, dry and protected from the elements that you hike in. If you don’t have durable hiking...
Hiking with Shawn’s Ultimate Safety Guide For Safely Enjoying the Shawnee National Forest Welcome to the Ultimate Safety Guide for Safely Enjoying the Shawnee National Forest, created by Hiking with Shawn. While Hiking with Shawn supports the efforts and management...
Announcing!!! Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series A NEW FEATURE is coming to the Hiking with Shawn website called Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series! This new blog post series will feature information about each hike that I go on starting now! The...
Finding Southern Illinois Fall Colors without the Crowds Finding southern Illinois fall colors is a popular activity at this very moment. Each transition of summer into fall into winter, southern Illinois fall colors really pop. It is one of those activities many...
A Case Against the Creation of Cairns (Rock Stacking)… Cairn destroying. If you watch my videos, look at my photos and follow me on social media, you’ll know I’ve written and said the phrase ‘cairn destroying’ many times throughout my Hiking with Shawn adventure. You...
5 Southern Illinois State Parks: To Do List Southern Illinois State Parks are great for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy nature while also getting out with friends and family. While most southern Illinois State Parks offer some kind of hiking trail, there is...
