2020 05-01
For any that are interested, I received this from the FS. Hi Everyone, Sorry for any cross-postings. I thought some of you might be interested in my upcoming webinar presentation next Monday, May 4 at 10am on Selected Natural Areas of theRead More
2020 04-19
2020 04-08
The Leave No Trace Organization updated their hiking guidelines to include guidance regarding the current events associated with the Covid-19. This was shared with us by the Shawnee National Forest Service with guidance to share as appropriate. A PDF version is alsoRead More
2020 04-06
2020 04-03
Yesterday April 2, 2020 the Shawnee National Forest Service issued a closure order for some of the more popular sites in the Shawnee including Garden of the Gods and Bell Smith Springs. That order is provided below: Today, April 3, 2020 theRead More
2020 03-25
The River-to-River Trail Society regrets to announce that its remaining scheduled hikes for the 2020 spring hiking season will be cancelled. This includes the public hikes previously scheduled for March 28, April 4, April 11, April 18, April 25, April 26, and MayRead More
2020 03-23
Similar to the Tim Pohlman call to the STC last Thursday, the Trail Society got a call last Friday from Chad Deaton of the Shawnee National Forest Office. Chad asked the Trail Society to get the word out about the upcoming attemptRead More
2020 03-17
The River-to-River Trail Society regrets to announce that its scheduled public hikes on March 21, 22, and 28 have been cancelled. The reason for the cancellation is to assist in retarding the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pursuant to guidance fromRead More
2020 03-14
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its third and fourth scheduled guided hikes for the Spring, 2020 hiking season on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22. These hikes are free and open to the public. For both hikes, hiking sticks and bootsRead More
2020 03-08
With recent news that Devils Backbone Park at Grand Tower is closed, we reached out to the folks at Grand Tower and got the following response about parking at the park for R2R Trail hikers. Talked to Park Board President and heRead More