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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
10 Essentials of Hiking in the Shawnee National Forest There are ten essentials of hiking that you should familiarize yourself with and take with you on every hike in the Shawnee National Forest. These 10 essentials of hiking will help to ensure you have a positive...
