by Hiking With Shawn | Aug 9, 2018 | Shawnee National Forest, Trails
Panther Den Wilderness Loop Hiking Trail With Two Bobs Adventures (Photo by Shawn Gossman, Hiking with Shawn) Panther Den Wilderness Loop Hiking Trail is a trail that all locals and visitors alike should check out at least once during their visits to the Shawnee...
by Hiking With Shawn | Aug 7, 2018 | Shawnee National Forest, Trails
5 Shawnee National Forest Hikes without the Crowds Here are 5 Shawnee National Forest Hikes that you can go on without having to deal with a lot of tourists. At many popular Shawnee National Forest Hikes, there are usually a lot of people also visiting the area. Some...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jul 21, 2018 | Project Cougar
Mountain Lions In the Shawnee National Forest Are there Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) in the Shawnee National Forest? Do cougars tend to pass through the forested portions of southern Illinois? Is there a standing population of mountain lions in the Shawnee National...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jul 12, 2018 | River to River Trail, Trails
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...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 28, 2018 | Hiking Safety
Hiking & Extreme Heat Lessons Learned at Cache River State Natural Area Tupelo Swamp (Cache River State Natural Area). Photo taken in 2018 by Shawn J. Gossman. A few weekends ago, I did my annual bike to the Heron Pond Trail-Head and hike to Wildcat Bluff and...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 27, 2018 | Snake Road
LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road Making the Shawnee More Unique than Other National Forests LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road is a Forest Service Road located in the Shawnee National Forest that is famous for sighting of snakes, reptiles and amphibians among members of the...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 17, 2018 | Shawnee National Forest
Time to Talk Trash! The Shawnee National Forest Trash Problem and How You Can Help! Shawnee National Forest wasn’t easy to get! Way back in the day, the lands that Shawnee National Forest was once on was mainly farmland. However, erosion and lack of moisture...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 6, 2018 | Bicycling
Shawnee National Forest Mountain Biking Weighing in the Pros and the Cons Shawnee National Forest Mountain Biking Opportunities only really exist unofficially. There are no official Shawnee National Forest mountain biking trails because the local Forestry structure...
by Hiking With Shawn | May 30, 2018 | Burden Falls, Hiking Safety, News, Trails
SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST SAFETY ALERT A Public Service Announcement from Hiking with Shawn Howdy Folks, These past couple of weeks have been very traumatic in terms of exercising safety in the Shawnee National Forest. We’ve seen several incidents of emergencies...
by Hiking With Shawn | Apr 24, 2018 | Trails
LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road Guide For those interested in visiting Snake Road in Southern Illinois LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road Guide LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road is a very unique forest road that is a part of the National Forest system of the United States. LaRue Pine...
