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

April 23, 2022 – Bulge Hole Hike Summary

Hike of Sat. April 23,2022. This IS a bit late, sorry folks, I kept forgetting. We gathered at the Vienna, IL. U.S. Forest Service office and then moved out to Bulge Hole Ecological Area, which is, “by the crow”, almost straight NorthRead More

April 16, 2022 – Sand Hill Hike Summary

Susan & Kerry Durfee led 22 other hikers into the North part of the Burden Falls Wilderness area today. It Was a perfect day to hike, with temps great for hiking and skies of blue. We again had several new hikers andRead More

April 2, 2022 – Jackson Hollow Hike Summary

Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 Bill Gilmour led 18 other hikers into the Jackson Hollow Ecological Area, which is East of Trigg Tower road.  His original hike had been planned for the West Side of Trigg Tower road, into the Finke Sandstone areaRead More

March 27, 2022 – Rock House Hike Summary

Sunday, March 27th, The River to River Trail Society tried something a bit different. We had not attempted a “Sunday afternoon” hike in about 10 years. It went very well.  Mark Motsinger led 27 other hikers, with, again, several new hikers, fromRead More

March 25, 2022 – 4 Waterfall Hike Summary

We had 23 hikers Saturday in the Packentuck- Camp Ondessonk area, to see 6 waterfalls, Yes!!! That many. They were all flowing. When we started, the wind Was blowing out of the North. But, as the old adage says, and was ProvenRead More