Dixon Springs SP and Tunnel Hill ST
On our second day of the April 2026 trip, we visited Dixon Springs State Park and Tunnel Hill State Trail. Dixon Springs is about 5 hours and 20 minutes south of Chicago, or 30 minutes north of Paducah, KY. The Tunnel Hill trail is 45 miles long, stretching from Harrisburg to Karnak, but the tunnel…
Saline County SFWA & Sahara Woods SRA
Our second annual “Big April Hiking Trip” kicked off with two parks that were on the way to Metropolis, IL, which was our home base for this year’s trip. Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area in Equality, IL was the first, and Sahara Woods State Recreation Area, just outside Harrisburg, was the second. Saline…
I&M Canal State Trail
We decided to kick off our 2026 hiking season with a park that was long overdue: the Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail, I&M for short. This state trail is a 61.5 mile towpath running alongside part of the canal, starting in Rockdale and ending in LaSalle. The starting point of the trail is about…
Fresh Air Friendship 