by Hiking With Shawn | Dec 31, 2022 | Hiking Tips
Southern Illinois Outdoors Forum Southern Illinois Outdoors is the new forum in town. Social media isn’t for everyone, and I understand that. Before social media, there were discussion forum communities. These communities had better privacy controls, were more...
by Hiking With Shawn | Dec 30, 2022 | Hiking Tips
The New Shawnee Challenge Gets Major Updates Have you heard of the New Shawnee Challenge? I created the challenge in collaboration with Southernmost Illinois Tourism, the US Forest Service, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Shawnee Mountain Bike...
by Hiking With Shawn | Dec 28, 2022 | Hiking Tips
How to Protect Your Feet when Hiking It is significant to protect your feet when hiking. Your feet are the main part of your body that you need to be at their fullest when hiking. Your feet will get you where you want to go. Your feet will get you back to where you...
by Hiking With Shawn | Dec 27, 2022 | Hiking Tips
Shawnee Forest Winter Hiking Safety Guide Welcome to the Shawnee Forest Winter Hiking Safety Guide. It’s wintertime in the Shawnee National Forest. Southern Illinois is no stranger to snow, ice, and frigid temperatures. Most people stay inside during wintry...
by Hiking With Shawn | Dec 26, 2022 | Hiking Tips
Shawnee Forest Winter Hiking Tips Shawnee Forest winter hiking is one of the best times to hike. Sue, I love summer a lot more than winter, personally. I enjoy warm weather. I don’t like the cold that much. My joints and bones hurt in the cold. But with winter comes...
by Hiking With Shawn | Dec 25, 2022 | Hiking Tips
Merry Christmas from Hiking with Shawn It’s Christmas Day, and I wish you a Merry Christmas! No blog post today since most of us spend time with our loved ones. But I wanted to make sure I posted something since I post something every day! Please Support Hiking with...
