by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 21, 2023 | Hiking Tips
101-Mile Bike Ride I just recently completed a 101-mile bike ride. I started at Cave-in-Rock Ferry in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. I was supposed to finish the ride at Saint Nicolas Brewing Company’s Landmark in Chester, Illinois. I couldn’t finish the ride in Chester, and...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 16, 2023 | Hiking Tips
Kayaking for Beginners: A Guide to Start Kayaking Today Welcome to the kayaking for beginners guide! I wanted to write this guide to help you try kayaking and fall in love with it if it’s right for you. Storytime – Up until last year, I was terrified of...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 14, 2023 | Hiking Tips
Hiking for Beginners on a Budget I wanted to create something for hiking for beginners on a budget because not everyone can afford the best hiking gear and take any hiking trip they want. And that’s fine. But you should still get out and hike if you can. I...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 12, 2023 | Hiking Tips
Finding Abandoned Places in the Shawnee National Forest A Recap of Last Week’s Hiking with Shawn Episodes! I’m always finding abandoned places in the Shawnee National Forest. And in today’s first-ever article of my new “Weekly Recap...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 9, 2023 | Hiking Tips
10 Fastpacking Gear Items to Take with You this Summer The following fastpacking gear items are what I love to take with me when I go fastpacking in the Shawnee National Forest. Fastpacking is a term coined for fast hiking or fast backpacking. You can fast pack in a...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 7, 2023 | Hiking Tips
10 Unique Waterfalls in Southern Illinois Are you looking for unique waterfalls in Southern Illinois? Everyone already knows about Burden Falls, Cedar Falls, and Jackson Falls waterfalls, right? But there must be some unique ones you’ve not been to yet, right?...
