Top 5 Southern Illinois Waterfall Destinations Indian Kitchen. Photo Courtesy of Hiking with Shawn The Top 5 Southern Illinois Waterfall Destinations that I have mentioned below are destinations that will simply blow your mind. These hand picked Southern Illinois...
A Cabin, Llamas and WATERFALLS GALORE!My Stay at Rim Rock’s Dogwood Cabins and Waterfall Chasing in Garden of the Gods Wilderness A Goat.Photo Courtesy of Hiking with Shawn The title of this write-up is catchy and funny but I feel like you need a backstory...
Snake Road Migration Fall 2018 Success Follow Hiking with Shawn on Instagram: Snake Road Fall Migration 2018 was probably the most successful Snake Road herping season that I have ever experienced in all the years I’ve been going to LaRue Pine Hills Snake...
Day Hiking Gear 4 Essentials for a Successful Day Hike When it comes to day hiking gear, we tend to think that we don’t need to pack that much day hiking gear because we’re not going to be out in the forest that long. However, we tend to forget the underlining issues...
Hiking with Shawn Featured on the Local News Mud Snake (Farancia abacura) Photo Courtesy, Hiking with Shawn Hiking with Shawn featured on a local news channel, recently! SNAKES – that is what earned me a spot on the news, specifically, my journeys to LaRue Pine...
You can support Shawnee National Forest and other local nature areas by becoming a member and/or donating to the various organizations that were created to support Shawnee National Forest and our local state parks and natural areas. Let me start by saying this article...