Unfortunately both hike events scheduled for this past Saturday ended up being cancelled. The Crab Orchard Cemetery hike ended up being cancelled about Thursday because of a lack of interest. If you were really interested in this hike idea and want thisRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces a guided hike on Saturday, March 16. This hike will be free and open to the public. Hikers should meet at 10:00 a.m. at Backpackers Parking Lot, at Garden of the Gods Recreation Area. The hike willRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its first guided hikes of the Spring, 2019 hiking season, on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Both hikes are free and open to the public. Hike number one will meet at the New Simpson-Tunnel Hill SchoolRead More
River-to-River Trail Society Announces Spring, 2019 Hiking Schedule Press contact: Gillum Ferguson, Secretary, (630) 470-7692 The River-to-River Trail Society announces its schedule of free guided hikes in and about the Shawnee National Forest for Spring, 2019. All hikes are open to theRead More
Talk about finishing the Fall 2018 hiking season on a High Note…WOW!!!…28 hikers on a Beautiful day, led by Vicki Mosberger Ferguson & Gillum ..took in Knights of the Golden Circle, Whiskey Cave, and other points…We had ’em from St. Louis, toRead More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces its ninth and final guided hike of the Fall, 2018 hiking season, on Saturday, November 24, 2018. This will be a hike of about four miles, from Knights of the Golden Circle to High Knob Road, byRead More
What a day for hiking!! Brian DeNeal led 19 others on the Crest Trail hike from the Tecumseh Statue over to Stone Face. He brought along 3 new hikers, Travis Pearcy brought his dad (2 new) and both TwoBobs’ were with us!!!Read More
The River-to-River Trail Society announces that on Saturday, November 10, it will offer its seventh and eighth guided hikes of the Fall, 2018 hiking season. These will be alternative hikes, offered on the same day. Both hikes are free and open toRead More
We had a “Bakers Dozen” worth of hikers today at Cedar Lake in Jackson County. Very Well-led by Don Monty & Anne Gaylord. Anne identified lots of plants, and kept us all ‘on-time’. We had 3 new hikers..Welcome to them..Becky Marsh &Read More
2 groups of hikers left the Backpackers’ Parking lot Saturday Oct. 27th…1 group of 5, led by Fred Scott, headed South out to Indian Point. We saw Lots of fellow sight-seers…people from 2+ hours away. We ‘welcomed’ them to Southern Illinois, toldRead More