Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series: Dutchman Lake Waterfalls Dutchman Lake is probably one of the best places to go for a quick waterfall chase in the Shawnee National Forest. When most people visit Dutchman Lake, they think it is just that, a lake but it is a...
Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series: Blackjack Oak Trail One of our favorite fall colors trails is called Blackjack Oak Trail and it’s inside Ferne Clyffe State Park. While the state park has a lot of popular trails, Blackjack Oak Trail is often passed by and never...
Hiking with Shawn’s Trail Guide Series: Secret Canyon Loop During the summer, Michelle and I hiked the Secret Canyon Loop in the Shawnee National Forest within Lusk Creek Wilderness. There were so many horseback riders out that day that we didn’t film because of the...
Hiking Jackson Hole Ecological Area in the Shawnee National Forest Join Hiking with Shawn as we hike Jackson Hole Ecological Area in the Shawnee National Forest of Southern Illinois. Jackson Hole Ecological Area includes beautiful waterfalls, awesome bluffage, and...
Red Cedar Trail Giant City State Park Backpacking Guide Red Cedar Trail at Giant City State Park is the premier backpacking trail of the entire inventory of trails within the state park. If you are looking for a rugged and more wilderness-like experience, the Red...
Shawnee National Forest Sand Cave Hike Shawnee National Forest Sand Cave is not only a good hike but the Shawnee National Forest Sand Cave has its roots dug into a historical time when the lives of men, women and children depended on the Shawnee National Forest Sand...
