Saturday April 8, 2023 Hike Summary

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

Saturday April 1, 2023 Hike Summary

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

Saturday March 25, 2023 Hike Summary

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

Saturday March 18, 2023 Hike Summary

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

Saturday March 11, 2023 Hike Summary

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

Saturday March 4, 2023 Hike Summary

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

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