I have driven through Paducah, Kentucky more times than I can count on my way to Nashville, Tennessee. Let’s be […]


I have driven through Paducah, Kentucky more times than I can count on my way to Nashville, Tennessee. Let’s be […]

Hi everyone! I have some exciting news to share today! But a bit of background first. Over the holidays, I […]

Alto Pass, Illinois, a small town with a population of only around 400 people, is nestled in the rolling hills […]

Garden of the Gods National Recreation Area is one of Illinois’ most unique geological features. Located in the heart of […]

Located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest is the Rim Rock National Recreation Trail. This trail is sometimes […]

Cave-In-Rock is one of Illinois’ most unique geological features. Located on the southeast tip of Illinois, between Evansville, Indiana and […]

It has been a little while since I have been out exploring and Saturday was a beautiful and sunny day, […]

I had been feeling a bit down lately so I needed a road trip and some nature time to help […]

My brother and I took a “twin trip” to Iowa over the summer and after hiking at Maquoketa Caves State […]

While exploring the Shawnee National Forest a couple years ago, I had stopped at Ferne Clyffe State Park, but I […]

After visiting Maquoketa Caves State Park in Iowa, we headed east towards Mississippi Palisades State Park in Illinois. This park […]

The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic site in Lerna, Illinois is just 8 miles south of Charleston, Illinois and about […]

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge is located south of Springfield, Illinois about an hour from St. Louis, Missouri. This historic, red […]

After visiting the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site in Lerna, Illinois, we headed across the backroads of Illinois to […]

The Jackson Truss Covered Bridge is located just west of the small town of Greenup, Illinois which is about 2 […]

Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preseve is located on the outskirts of Columbia, Illinois just across the Mississippi River from South […]

My friends and I set out on a drive to see some sights In Southern Illinois and Missouri. In general, […]
If you happen to be driving down 1-24 on your way to or from Nashville, just across the Ohio River […]