Garden of the Gods Settlement: Chasing Stories Series We found a Garden of the Gods Settlement not too long ago that all started with a story on social media. Welcome to a new article series where I blog about exploration and adventure in the Shawnee National Forest...
10 Best Shawnee Forest Towns to Visit Are you looking for the best Shawnee Forest towns to visit this year to add to your adventures? Then you’ve clicked on the right article. I live in Southern Illinois. I live minutes away from the Shawnee National Forest. I’m...
10 Shawnee Forest Hidden Gems You Need To See Are you searching for Shawnee Forest hidden gems? You’ve come to the right place. I am Hiking with Shawn, after all. I go hiking every chance I get, and it is my goal to almost every acre of the nearly 300,000 acres of...
First Hike of 2023 Where was your first hike of 2023? We decided to hit the trail at Piney Creek Ravine for our first hike of the year. We went with a small group. Some had been there before. Others have never been there. We were hoping for a lot of waterfall...
Last Hike of 2022 Our Last Hike of 2022 was a doozy! We decided to go to Fountain Bluff for the last hike of 2022. If you don’t know, Fountain Bluff is on the west side of the Shawnee National Forest near Grand Tower. It’s an area once inhabited by ancient people from...
Happy New Year Happy New Year from Hiking with Shawn! I’m going hiking today to start the New Year right! We went to bed before midnight last night. We slept well from a long hike on New Year’s Eve. We made sure to hike on the last day of the year. And we make sure we...
