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  1. Shawn

    How often do you drink and eat when hiking?

    How often do you hydrate when on the trail? How about snack? How about having a full meal?
  2. Shawn

    Hiking Features Poll

    If you go out hiking, what ONE thing listed on this poll would you rather see if you had to choose just ONE: I know. I know. It's like asking what child is your favorite LOL
  3. Shawn

    Santa's Gear Wishlist for Christmas 2024!

    Since it's close to Christmas, I figured I would make this thread. If you don't celebrate Christmas, just insert your holiday ____________ instead! :D What's on your gear wish list this year? What hiking and backpacking gear do you want from Santa, friends, family, or probably from your own...
  4. Shawn

    River to River Trail

    The River to River Trail is located in Southern Illinois. It starts/end at Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. East terminus at Mississippi River in Elizabethtown, Illinois (historical terminus is at Battery Rock) and western terminus is at Devil's Backbone Park in Grand Tower, Illinois. It's right...
  5. Shawn

    Do you like elevation gain?

    I have to admit, I like hilly hikes. It makes my heart beat fast, my breathing gets labored, and I end the hike worn out. But... I love every bit of it. Am I crazy or do any of you agree?
  6. Shawn

    Do you keep a hiking journal?

    I guess my journal is mainly with pictures and of course video. I do blog about my hikes, as well.
  7. Shawn

    Dehydrated Ice Cream Sandwich

    I like it for the first couple of bites. After that, I got sick of it pretty quickly. I always buy them and give them away to people I hike with who bring their kids because the kids think they're cool.
  8. Shawn

    Is anyone into haunted house attractions at all?

    Haha. I like hay rides and local haunted houses. I'm not too big into the commercial ones. I like a hay ride without the haunts though :) Just a nice evening ride through the country!
  9. Shawn

    Last Trail / First Trail

    I always do a first day of the year hike. If any of you want to join, let me know. It's somewhere in the Shawnee. I've not decided where it will be on January 1st yet tho.
  10. Shawn

    Too Rugged

    The 4th pic makes me nervous just looking at it!
  11. Shawn

    Last Trail / First Trail

    December 31, 2023: Bald Knob Wilderness hike 8.7 miles 904' elevation January 1, 2023: Hurricane Bluff area hike 5.9 miles 880' elevation The next day, I rested lol
  12. Shawn

    Show me your recent fall colors!

    That's cool. Reminds me of devil's standtable!
  13. Shawn

    Snakes

    I always feel sorry for them as pets. They deserve to move not be held up in a tank.
  14. Shawn

    Winter Hiking Scenes

    Show us your best winter hiking scenes! Post a photo and tell us about what we're looking at!
  15. Shawn

    Instant Coffee

    Who drinks instant coffee while backpacking? If you do, what brand do you drink? Folgers isn't the best tasting and I'm looking for other options!
  16. Shawn

    Do you keep a hiking journal?

    Some hikers and backpackers keep a hiking journal to write in. Some will write about their hike or things they see or things they want to check into or a little of everything. Do you keep one? If so, what do you write in it?
  17. Shawn

    Fire-starting kit

    Do you carry a fire-starting kit of any kind? If not, why not? If yes, what kit do you carry?
  18. Shawn

    Too Rugged

    Have you ever encountered a trail that was too rugged? We visited Atwood Ridge in the Shawnee National Forest during the summer. After experiencing high undergrowth, rolling muddy hills from 4x4 use, and a big fat rattlesnake at the trailhead, we decided it was too rugged to hike and aborted...
  19. Shawn

    Is anyone into haunted house attractions at all?

    We went to one last night in Simpson, Illinois. https://www.facebook.com/bloodcrestmanorofficial/ It was a lot of fun. I like the local ones because they're more fun than anything else - less commercial. Do any of you go to them?
  20. Shawn

    Last Trail / First Trail

    Do you hike the last day of the year? How about the first day of the new year? If so, what hike did you do on the last day of 2023? How about the first day of 2024?
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