Saturday November 26, 2022 and Season Hike Summary

On Saturday, November 26th, Bob Mulcahy led the last hike of the Fall 2022 hiking season, with 11 other hikers attending.  Much Thanks to Michelle Bloom and Jill Fairbanks who met Bob early to park their vehicles at the North end ofRead More

Saturday November 12, 2022 Hike Summary

Saturday November 12th, many of us woke up to Quite a surprise…2-3 inches of wet snow on the ground. Several wondered if we would still conduct the planned hike, which was into a new area, with a new leader, Steve Melville. OurRead More

Saturday November 5, 2022 Hike Summary

Sat. November 5th, Marcus Owens led 11 other hikers, including 1 new hiker from the St. Louis area, from the Tecumseh statue at Glen. O. Jones lake, to the Stoneface parking lot. We began by ‘spotting” 3 vehicles at the Stoneface parkingRead More

October 15, 2022 – Herod Bluff Hike Summary

Sat. Oct. 15th, 2022, Sam Morales led 17 other hikers from the Benham Ridge Trailhead. We condensed down into 4 vehicles and moved about 2 ‘very dusty’ miles on into the forest. On the hike, we went by such areas as theRead More

October 8, 2022 – Gorilla Rock Hike Summary

On. Sat. Oct. 8th, hikers met at the Knights of the Golden Circle parking lot. Sam Morales, the leader, took 15 other hikers with him We only had 1 new hiker, who was from Marion, IL. We went to various formations, includingRead More

October 1, 2022 – Heron Pond Hike Summary

What a Wonderful day to start the Fall hiking season. Today  on our 1st hike of the Fall 2022 hiking season, we met at the Heron Pond parking lot. Shawn Gossman led 16 other hikers, including several new hikers and 1 from Indiana,Read More

April 30, 2022 – Giant City Hike Summary

Sat. April 30th, we met at the visitors’ center at Giant City State Park. Fred Scott led 18 other hikers, in and around various areas of the park. It was a bit overcast, but Temps were almost perfect  We carpooled from theRead More