by Hiking With Shawn | May 22, 2023 | Hiking Tips
Required Hiking Permits: Should we pay to use popular hiking trails? This article questions and debates the required hiking permits for using popular trails. In most cases, permits for hiking trails will cost money. Some may cost a few dollars, while others could cost...
by Hiking With Shawn | May 17, 2023 | Hiking Tips
Top 10 Causes of Death While Hiking and How To Avoid Them There are many causes of death while hiking that you can take practical steps to avoid. For the most part, hiking is generally safe for everyone. But like with any activity, there are dangers present. Some...
by Hiking With Shawn | May 1, 2023 | Hiking Tips
Top 5 Most Popular Hiking Destinations in the Shawnee National Forest Are you looking for the most popular hiking destinations in southern Illinois? Well, it just so happens the Shawnee National Forest is down here, and we have quite a few popular spots. I’d have to...
by Hiking With Shawn | Apr 19, 2023 | Hiking Tips
Hiking Hydration: How much water should you take? Hiking hydration is extremely essential to your safety and health. I recently published an article about items not to take on a hiking trip. The main idea for the article was to make it humorous. I failed to make that...
by Hiking With Shawn | Apr 17, 2023 | Hiking Tips
18 Easy Camping Hacks to Make Camp Better Are you in search of some easy camping hacks? Well, I’ve got 18 camping hacks just for you. These hacks are bound to improve your camping trip, whether you’re glamping or backpacking to your camp spot. Camping should always be...
by Hiking With Shawn | Apr 14, 2023 | Hiking Tips
16 Things Not to Pack for Hiking DISCLAIMER: due to some of the content from comments made on this blog post, I’ve decided to add this disclaimer. first of all, my reasoning for this article is mainly geared at hikers who are looking up cut weight. If you were with...