Saturday, May 5, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its ninth and final guided hike of the Spring, 2018 hiking season, on Saturday, May 5, in the Lusk Creek Wilderness in Pope County, Illinois. In order to comply with the rules of the U.S. Forest Service, the number of hikers must be limited To take part in this hike, you must call (618) 534-8139 to register and to receive information about meeting time and location. This will be a hike of moderate difficulty, intended for people in good physical condition who have done some walking. Hikers should bring their own water and a snack. No dogs, please.

Saturday April 28, 2018 Trail 49 Hike Summary

I Wonder….Who Wasn’t ‘Out” today?? We had 26 hikers today, including a few new ones.that Bob Mulcahy led. We met at the Millstone Bluff parking lot, then loaded up into trucks, and moved over to just below Millstone lake…whereupon we walked across the dam, and took a ‘right’ onto trail 049. Sun was shining, with a nice breeze if you happened to get warm. We saw over 2 dozen horse riders, along with several of their canine companions. We happened to split into 2 groups just before Noon. Bill Gilmour then led 1 splinter group of 8 on to Jackson Falls…and we saw Lots of rock climbers…probably 2 dozen or more..People Were Out!!! We came back on trail 049 with the train tracks in view…and never saw or heard a single train all day. 1 group covered about 4.5 miles, another group covered about 6.5 miles. The road up to the top of the boat ramp area at Millstone lake is B.A.D.

Saturday, April 28, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its eighth guided hike of the Spring, 2018 hiking season, on Saturday, April 28, on Trail 49, between Millstone Lake and Jackson Falls in Pope County, Illinois. The hike is free and open to the public. Meet at 10:00 a.m. in the parking lot at Millstone Bluff on Route 147, near Robbs, Illinois. This will be a hike of moderate difficulty, involving stream crossings and some uphill hiking, so it is intended for people in good physical condition who have done some hiking. Boots or sturdy shoes and hiking sticks are strongly recommended. Hikers should bring their own water and a snack. No dogs, please. For information or directions, call (618) 499-2337.

 

Please note that this hike replaces the hike previously announced for Alto Pass on the same date. Circumstances have required that that hike be cancelled.

Saturday April 21, 2018 Hutchins Creek & Godwin Trail Hike Summary

WOW!! YOU did it Again!!! (I Know..it isn’t b/c of me…….) But we had 29 hikers today. Big crowd for a West side hike. The Hardees’ parking lot was Packed until we left..Thank You to
Don Monty & Anne Gaylord for leading us. Some started at the Godwin Trail head, we all met & ate lunch at a crossing on Hutchins Creek…We crossed the creek too many times to count..Great day for hiking, Stuff is “Greening Up”, wildflowers are blooming…Perfect temps for hiking. ( I will post another Notice later this evening about next weeks’ hike..(there has been an “audible” called..a change). Thanks to ALL of You..for coming Out & supporting the hikes…So glad to have you!! Just 2 left this spring.

Saturday, April 21, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its seventh guided hike of the Spring, 2018 hiking season, at the Godwin Trail and Bald Knob Wilderness, in Union County, on Saturday, April 21. The hike is free, and open to the public. Hikers should meet by 10:30 a.m. at the Hardee’s Restaurant at the intersection of Routes 127 and 13, on the east side of Murphysboro, Illinois. The hike will cover approximately five miles in about four, but the exact route and level of difficulty will depend on water levels and the weather. The hike will be of at least moderate difficulty, and is intended for people in good health who have done some hiking. There will be some creek crossings and significant uphill hiking in the second half of the hike. Feet may get wet. Boots or sturdy shoes, an extra pair of dry socks, and hiking sticks are strongly recommended. Hikers should bring their own water as well as lunch or a snack. No dogs, please.

For directions or information, call Don Monty or Anne Gaylord at (618) 549-0372.

Saturday April 14, 2018 Panther Den Hike Summary

Rain quit, right exactly when we asked it to..13 showed up to hike..&we did., all nice & muddy, crossed Many streams, trails were even streams. Jim Todd led us today. Yeah, the ‘walk/slog” out…was tiring, but, all went well today in Panther Den. Water was flowing & falling..Even got a tad sweaty..And, no one fell into a stream..What a Goood day!!

Saturday, April14, 2018 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its sixth guided hike of the Spring, 2018 on Saturday, April 14, at Panther Den Wilderness in Union County. The hike is free and open to the public. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Goreville City Park, 313 West Main Street (Goreville Road) in Goreville, Illinois. This is a hike of about four and one half miles in length, with a duration of about four hours. The hike will be of at least moderate difficulty, and is intended for people in good physical condition who have done some hiking. There will be several creek crossings and some off-trail hiking, and the difficulty of the hike might be affected by high water or muddy trail conditions. Feet may get wet. Boots or sturdy shoes, an extra pair of dry socks, and a hiking stick are strongly recommended.  No dogs, please. For information or directions, call Jim at 618-964-1196.

 

[Submitted by:

Gillum Ferguson, Secretary

River-to-River Trail Society

Saturday April 7, 2018 Crab Orchard Hike Summary

What Snow??…Where?? When??? David Cooper led a Great hike today…a total of 20 met at the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge office..and we moved 8 miles down the road to the Turkey Trail & Rocky Bluff Trail … Skies cleared, and, once in the woods, very little wind. We had 2-3 New hikers today. Found a Great place to take the Group picture..Water on the various ‘falls’ was flowing, albeit lightly, so, all crossings were easy. We even saw a couple of morel hunters…We did about 5.5 miles in Very good time.

 

Chris Drone