Hiking with Shawn Blog
Welcome to the Hiking with Shawn Blog! You can expect weekly blog posts featuring hiking, camping, cycling, and kayaking tips. I also post trail guides around Southern Illinois and beyond. You’ll also find gear reviews on the Hiking with Shawn Blog, as well.
Latest from the Hiking with Shawn Blog
The Hiking with Shawn Blog will feature one post a week featuring outdoor recreation tips, trail guides, and gear reviews.
Hiking with Shawn Rewind 2021: A Look Back and a Look Forward.
Hiking with Shawn Rewind 2021: A Look Back and a Look Forward.Before we get into the Hiking with Shawn Rewind, I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year and I hope 2022 is better for all of us humans, we need a better year. For the past couple of years, we’ve been...
Top 10 Shawnee National Forest Handicap Accessible Trails in Southern Illinois
Top 10 Shawnee National Forest Handicap Accessible Trails in Southern IllinoisHere are my top 10 Shawnee National Forest Handicap Accessible Trails in Southern Illinois. I write and make videos all the time about hiking trails from easy to hard. However, I fail to...
Millstone Lake Guide – Shawnee National Forest
Millstone Lake Guide Shawnee National Forest From the Hiking with Shawn Trail Guide SeriesMillstone Lake is a lake located in rural Pope County near the Village of Simpson, Illinois. The lake is about .2-square miles. Millstone Lake is open all year long, but visitors...
Top 10 Shawnee National Forest Hiking Trails
Top 10 Shawnee National Forest Hiking TrailsThere are quite a few Shawnee National Forest hiking trails scattered across southern Illinois. One of the most difficult things about Shawnee National Forest hiking trails is finding them and knowing which ones are best for...
Bushwhacking Off Trail: How to Effectively Hike Off Trail
Bushwhacking Off Trail: How to Effectively Hike Off TrailBushwhacking might sound a little taboo. Many folks are against bushwhacking off trail for a number of reason. One particular reason is ecology because you might harm sensitive plants or violate leave no trace....
Hiking Gift Ideas for the Holidays that are under $50.00
Hiking Gift Ideas for the Holidays that are under $50.00Hiking gift ideas are on a lot of our minds. There are a few different holidays coming up that involve a gifting exchange. Hiking gift ideas help allow us to get our hiking fellows something that is worth...
Hotel California Trail Guide – Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Hotel California Trail Guide Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area Hotel California Trail consists of old logging roads that lead to a former homesite structure that is now infamously used as a hangout spot for party goers and people who use spray paint for...
Apps Hiking with Shawn Uses
Apps Hiking with Shawn UsesHowdy Patreon Supporters! In this exclusive Patreon-member only article, I’ll be going over each of the apps Hiking with Shawn uses on my phone and what I use it for. This will be apps Hiking with Shawn uses on my iPhone of course but I’m...
Hiking with Shawn Anniversary: 5 Years of Bluffage topped with Awesome Sauce!
Hiking with Shawn Anniversary: 5 Years of Bluffage topped with Awesome Sauce!A big Hiking with Shawn Anniversary is happening this month. This Hiking with Shawn anniversary celebrates 5 years of being in existence! Can you believe we’ve been doing this for 5 years? We...
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