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?...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 5, 2023 | Hiking Tips
How to Prepare for a Hiking Trip the Right Way It’s important to prepare for a hiking trip before you go. If you don’t prepare, it can be a bad trip. You could get hurt. You could get stranded. You could have a bad enough experience that you never want to go hiking...
by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 2, 2023 | Hiking Tips
What are the Best Hiking Trails Nearby in Southern Illinois? Are you looking for the best hiking trails nearby where you live? This is a list of some of the best hiking trails in the area of five different communities spread across the southern Illinois region....
