by Hiking With Shawn | Sep 25, 2021 | Hiking Tips
Southern Illinois Cycling for Beginners Live in Southern Illinois and want to start cycling? Then this guide is for you! Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, bicycling has really sparked an interest in folks all over the country. Just southern Illinois alone,...
by Hiking With Shawn | Sep 24, 2021 | Hiking Tips
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by Hiking With Shawn | Jun 18, 2021 | Hiking Tips
Hiking with Shawn’s Safety Guide Series: Bears, Wolves, Cougars and Others Shawnee National Forest is a second growth forest. This means that at one time, most of what we know as the forest was once home sites and farming communities until the 1930s-1940s when it...
by Hiking With Shawn | May 4, 2021 | Hiking Tips
Shawnee Nation Forest Wilderness Areas A Hiking with Shawn Wilderness Series The Shawnee National Forest is home to quite a few designated wilderness areas. In fact, there are 7 designated wilderness areas within the Shawnee National Forest. These 7 different...
by Hiking With Shawn | Apr 25, 2021 | Hiking Tips
Visiting the Shawnee National Forest: Know Before You Go It is no joke that visiting the Shawnee National Forest has become a popular activity over this and last year. The COVID-19 Pandemic has really encouraged people across the country to start recreating in the...
by Hiking With Shawn | Apr 21, 2021 | Hiking Tips
Hiking with Shawn’s Shawnee Safety Guide Series: Safely Sharing the Trail with Equestrian Users Horses and mules are a common sight along multiple areas of the Shawnee National Forest. There are almost one or two horse campgrounds in every county that the Shawnee...