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24 Amazing Winter Hiking Benefits to Get You Hiking this Winter
24 Amazing Winter Hiking Benefits to Get You Hiking this WinterAre you aware of all the amazing winter hiking benefits that you can take advantage of? Some people stay inside all winter. They don’t hike because it’s cold and too dangerous. Sure, it can get cold, but...
How to Plan Your Hike: A Guide for Hiking Without Worry
How to Plan Your Hike: A Guide for Hiking Without WorryDo you plan your hike? If not, you should. Planning your hike can help you ensure that you have the best hike possible. It helps you make the right decisions. It helps you stay safe on the trail. It helps you have...
The Ten Hiking Essentials for Every Hiker
The Ten Hiking Essentials for Every HikerAre you using the ten hiking essentials every time you go for a hike? If you’re not, you should be. These essentials are there to ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable hiking experience. A lot of things can happen on even a...
Hiking for Beginners: An Ultimate Hiking Guide
Hiking for Beginners: An Ultimate Hiking GuideAre you looking for an ultimate guide all about hiking for beginners? Well, you’ve come to the right blog. This guide is all about hiking for beginners. Even if you’re not a beginner, you might find some helpful...
2023 Annual Black Friday Hike
2023 Annual Black Friday HikeThe annual Black Friday Hike is approaching. It’s this Friday! Location: Jackson Falls Trailhead Time: 10:00 AM CST Hike: Trail 049 Loop (6 miles) Conditions and Difficulty: Moderately rugged with rolling hills, creek crossings, uneven...
Biggest Hiking Challenges: A Guide to Overcoming Common Hiking Problems
Biggest Hiking Challenges: A Guide to Overcoming Common Hiking ProblemsWhat are the biggest hiking challenges that you run into? Chances are, you’ve had some challenges with hiking. I know I have and still do, and I’ve hiked multiple days a week, every week, for the...
Hiking with Shawn Trail Guides
Free and detailed trail guides for navigating the Shawnee National Forest, State Parks, and Beyond!
Fort Massac State Park Guide
Fort Massac State Park GuideFort Massac State Park was the first state park in Illinois. This Illinois State Park offers many activities, including historical reference, cycling, hiking, disk golf, boating, and more. There is even a substantial world-famous encampment...
Dixon Springs State Park Visitor Guide
Dixon Springs State Park Visitor GuideDixon Springs State Park is an amazing Illinois State Park. If you’ve never been, you’re missing out. Save this guide for a future visit! If you’ve been and had issues finding things in the park – you’ll appreciate this free...
Tunnel Hill State Trail Guide
Tunnel Hill State Trail GuideTunnel Hill State Trail is a 50+ mile rail trail in Southern Illinois. The trail was once a bustling railroad line during the 1800s into the 1900s, back when there was a coal mining boom in the region. The railway transported coal and...
LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road Guide
LaRue Pine Hills Snake Road GuideLaRue Pine Hills Snake Road is the only road in the world that closes annually so snakes can migrate across, and that road is located in the Shawnee National Forest. The road closes two times a year. During the closer-horseback,...
What to do at Garden of the Gods Illinois?
What to do at Garden of the Gods Illinois?Garden of the Gods Illinois consists of a recreation area, natural areas, and a designated wilderness area. Garden of the Gods is located in southern Illinois and part of the Hidden Springs Ranger District of the Shawnee...
Glen O Jones Lake Visitor Guide by Hiking with Shawn
Glen O Jones Lake Visitor Guide by Hiking with ShawnGlen O Jones Lake is an Illinois state-managed fish and wildlife area. Other than fishing and hunting opportunities, there are numerous other recreational activities, too. You can kayak the lake. There is a bicycling...
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Hiking with Shawn Blog Posts
My latest posts about the Shawnee National Forest, state parks, and beyond!
Hiking for Beginners: An Ultimate Hiking Guide
Hiking for Beginners: An Ultimate Hiking GuideAre you looking for an ultimate guide all about hiking for beginners? Well, you’ve come to the right blog. This guide is all about hiking for beginners. Even if you’re not a beginner, you might find some helpful...
2023 Annual Black Friday Hike
2023 Annual Black Friday HikeThe annual Black Friday Hike is approaching. It’s this Friday! Location: Jackson Falls Trailhead Time: 10:00 AM CST Hike: Trail 049 Loop (6 miles) Conditions and Difficulty: Moderately rugged with rolling hills, creek crossings, uneven...
Biggest Hiking Challenges: A Guide to Overcoming Common Hiking Problems
Biggest Hiking Challenges: A Guide to Overcoming Common Hiking ProblemsWhat are the biggest hiking challenges that you run into? Chances are, you’ve had some challenges with hiking. I know I have and still do, and I’ve hiked multiple days a week, every week, for the...
10 Fall Hiking Tips for 2023
10 Fall Hiking Tips for 2023Would you like some fall hiking tips to start out within 2023? Make this fall’s hiking season a good one with some hiking tips aimed to help you better enjoy your outdoor experience.Fall Hiking Tips for 2034 Here are 10 Fall Hiking Tips for...
How to Road Bike on a Budget (Guide for Cheap Road Biking)
How to Road Bike on a Budget (Guide for Cheap Road Biking)I got the idea for this road bike on a budget guide after writing my recent guide about hiking on a budget. Road biking can be expensive. My basic entry-level race bike was over $3,000 when I bought it new. But...
How to Hike on a Budget (Guide to Cheap Hiking)
How to Hike on a Budget (Guide to Cheap Hiking)Are you looking to hike on a budget but are worried that it will be too expensive? I’m sure you’ve heard that hiking is expensive. Expensive clothes, expensive boots. Expensive backpack, expensive trekking polls. All that...
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I’m always looking for one-time guest bloggers as well as reoccurring guest bloggers. If you’re interested in writing outdoor-related articles for my blog, then I am interested in you. While I will allow you to have a link to a related websites (outdoor related), I don’t allow affiliate links or posts that are commercial in nature from guest bloggers. If you’re just looking for do-follow links, you should definitely look somewhere else. I’m looking for articles about Shawnee National Forest, southern Illinois state parks, local events related to the outdoors, state outdoor topics, and general hiking/biking/outdoor articles. If you’re interesting in writing for my blog on a one-time or regular basis, please Contact Me Today!
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