Saturday, October 26, 2019 Hike Announcement

The River-to-River Trail Society announces its fourth guided hike of the Fall, 2019 hiking season, at Cedar Bluff and Bork’s Falls in Johnson County, on Saturday, October 26, 2019.  The hike is free and open to the public.  This will be a hike of medium difficulty, estimated at five and one quarter miles, with two steep ascents, and is intended for people in good health who have done some walking. Hiking sticks and boots or sturdy shoes are strongly recommended. Hikers should bring their own water and a snack. No dogs, please.

    Hikers should meet at 10:00 a.m. at Goreville City Park, 313 West Main Street (Goreville Road), in Goreville, Illinois. For information or directions, call (618) 964-1196.

October 19, 2019 Hike Summary written by Chris Drone

Another Great day for Hiking!!! Bill Gilmour led 22 into the Jackson Hollow E.A. entering at the sign on the road, just a couple miles north of Trigg tower. We kept working our way ‘down’ going along Massive sandstone bluffs & walls that Most had not previously experienced. We had several new hikers, including 2 ladies from the McLeansboro area. We saw several ‘jigsaw puzzle” formations, and plenty of boulders to take various routes around. We stopped at such spots as Splatterstone Falls and Cove Hollow. We viewed quite a few large ‘overhangs’. Some ‘hunted’ for “Jay Leno”, but couldn’t really ‘see’ him. We happened to meet with another group of over a dozen, from St. Louis, led by Ann Stillwell. Weather was Perfect!!. We walked ‘out’ on the trail leading from the Tin Whistle. At the finish, we saw quite a few bike riders participating in the Camp Ondessonk Fat Tire bike festival (they told me over 200 were there). P.S..if you try to climb the Trigg Tower in the next few weeks for the view, beware, there is a nest of wasps right at the top level (no, someone informed me, so, no stings, but no top view).