Saturday, April 22, was cool, but sunny, with a bit of wind. 11 of us gathered at Fishing Hole lane, Dutchman lake, not far from the boat ramp, North of Vienna, and our co-leaders for the hike were Cathy Jennings & MelanieRead More
On Sat April 15th, 18 hikers met Leader Bob Mulcahy on Cedar Grove Rd, where the River to River Trail crosses. We had hikers from Chicago to Metropolis and 1 from Missouri. We were ‘on trail ‘ most all day long. WeRead More
Saturday April 8th, Steve Melville led 12 hikers into the woods just North of Camp Cadiz. It was a sunny day ,with a couple of new hikers, 1 from Sullivan Illinois. We were “off-trail” over 80% of the time and hiked aboutRead More
On Saturday April 1st, 7 hikers (none were ‘new’ hikers) met Sam Morales, hike leader, at New Simpson HIll school, on a sunny, windy, cool morning. We then moved out to the Gum Springs Trailhead. The parking area already had 2 horseRead More
Todays’ hike, led by Shawn Gossman, began at the Benham Hill trailhead parking lot. 19 other hikers gathered, including about 5 new hikers. The morning started out with a somewhat overcast sky, yet quickly, with movement and getting into the woods, we allRead More
On a cold, windy, but Sunny Saturday morning, Bill Gilmour met 11 other hikers at the Goreville IL city park. We had 1 new hiker all the way from Lincoln IL. Everyone else was a returning hiker. We moved out, going SouthRead More
On a cloudy, cool Saturday, The River to River Trail Society met at Shelter #2 at Dixon Springs State Park, for the 2nd hike of the Spring 2023 season We had, again, several new hikers, some from just a few miles toRead More
Sorry folks for getting this summary out so late. On a wonderful Saturday, March 4th, Todd Carr led 15 other hikers from the top of High knob on a 4 mile hike around the base of High knob, then outwards toward several scenic spots.Read More
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 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