Ferne Clyffe State Park – Hawks Cave
This is the first in a new series called Videos from the trail. It is similar to Notes from the Trail, but will be less wordy and focus on video from the natural side of Southern Illinois. Hawks Cave This trail is located in Ferne Clyffe State Park. In my opinion, it is one of the best trails in the park. If time is limited make sure to check out the main waterfall trail and the massive bluff shelter on Hawks Cave Trail. The trail is around... Read More
The Waterfall Chaser: Return to Bork’s Falls
A week ago we posted an article called The Waterfall Chaser: Bork’s Falls. That article, also, kicked off a new series entitled The Waterfall Chaser that has been a huge hit. We try to keep our series separated by other topics like The Top 3 Gottados, but this week we break our own rules by having a back to back series articles. Rain, Rain, Go Away? The Shawnee Hills area received two days of hard springtime rains, which saturated the... Read More
Top 3 Gottados -Easy to Get To- Waterfalls in Southern Illinois
This is the first in a series called Top 3 Gottados (Got to do). This series will spotlight interesting and unique areas that everyone enjoying the Shawnee Hills should look into. With the first official day of spring arriving on March 20, I thought it would be nice start thinking about my favorite topic, Waterfalls! The last two days we have received an abundant amount of rain. Today, I once again “chased” waterfalls. Spring is... Read More
