Shawnee National Forest

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As my first hiking trip in Illinois, Shawnee set the bar pretty high. Have ya ever been to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado? Turns out, Illinois has it's...

Trail of Tears

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Some snapshots taken with my phone: Wednesday morning I packed up my gear and headed to Jackson Missouri for the Trail of Tears State Park. This was going to be at...

Meramec Park

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The best thing about this particular hike was all the new gear and foodstuffs I got to try out.The first hike of the season was spent at Meramec State Park in Sullivan,...

Out of time

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Well, unfortunately the planned trips mentioned in the previous post didn’t happen. The weather here got pretty bad for a little bit, and I got busy with work. Today...

Upcoming Trips

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Sometime between now and January 17th, I have three new parks I intend to go shoot. Hawn State Park, which is about an hour and a half away, and features...

Mina Sauk Falls

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The Taum Sauk State Park, where Mina Sauk Falls is located, is nearly three hours from me, so for this trip I opted to camp out. It was a...

Shaw Nature Reserve

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There was a rumor that the next morning would be a foggy one. I do so love shooting fog. It has the ability to transform almost any landscape into...
Babler

Babler Memorial State Park

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I'd never been to Babler, but was interested in exploring something new. I was primarily looking for some unique features, and didn't exactly find that here. However, the hike...

Castlewood State Park

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Castlewood State Park is only about a half hour from where I live, so it makes for a quick getaway. On this particular early morning, I set out with...

Lake Austin

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This October I had the opportunity to go to Austin and was lucky enough to be in a hotel right at this pretty lake. Or is it a river?...