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The Wichita Mountains located in southwest Oklahoma is home to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There are many places in the refuge that are great for hiking and exploring. Elk Mountain which rises to the height of 2,270 feet is one of the main places where you get hike to a granite boulder landscape and look upon the Great Plains below. Buffalo, longhorn cattle, elk, and deer call this p...

Palo Duro Canyon State Park is part of the second largest canyon in the United States of America. It resides in the Texas Panhandle near Amarillo Texas. Palo Duro is Texas’ s second largest state park just behind Big Bend State Park. At the intersection of the Llano Escatado and the Caprock Escarpment, is a dramatic change for High Southern Plains to a desert canyon. Steeped in history from the...

Nine years ago, I filmed a series entitled 60 second nature. It was originally meant just to slow down and see the beauty of nature. These videos lived on my other RUclips Channel, but I am soon rebranding it. Therefore, I have decided to re-edit these videos and make them longer videos on the topics that pertain to them. This video includes Burgass Falls, Greeter Falls, Rock Island State Park,...

Nine years ago, I filmed a series entitled 60 second nature. It was originally meant just to slow down and see the beauty of nature. These videos lived on my other RUclips Channel, but I am soon rebranding it. Therefore, I have decided to re-edit these videos and make them longer videos on the topics that pertain to them. This video includes Welsh Spring, Big Spring, Alley Mill Spring, Blue Spr...

The Shawnee National Forest is home to an abundance of natural beauty. That beauty can lead on to explore some of the most interesting places in Southern Illinois. Located near the Jackson Falls climbing, just east of Ozark, IL are some of the largest sandstone bluffs in Illinois. Passageways, caves, and shelters line these bluffs allowing one to discover what lurks outside the light.

Delving deeper into the Shawnee National Forest, inside of the Little Grand Canyon area is a canyon that is off the beaten path. In this final installment of the Little Grand Canyon series, we saved the best canyon for last. Southern Illinois is full of natural beauty and danger, the forgotten canyon lives up to that expectation. Located south of Murphysboro and Carbondale, Illinois is a eroded...

Little Grand Canyon is known for its beautiful scenery and steeps descents via a pair of secondary canyons, but what lies on the perimeter of the Shawnee National Forest marvel? In this video, we take to the trailless eastern edge of Chalk Bluff. This sheer cliff made of sandstone is full of cracks and passageways that are an adventure to explore.

One valley north of Little Grand Canyon is an area called Rock Hollow. Located in the Shawnee National Forest, this hollow is not as well-known as Little Grand Canyon, but does have some excellent view looking down into Little Grand. This hollow, also, has access to an interesting bend in the Big Muddy River, which empties into the Mississippi River just south of Grand Tower, Illinois.

The Shawnee National Forest is home to many beautiful sites and the Little Grand Canyon area is no exception. Located near Carbondale, Murphysboro, Alto Pass, Pomona, and Marion Illinois in Southern Illinois. There is more to the Little Grand Canyon area than the main trail. On the south side of Chalk Bluff is several unmarked canyons that are can are remote and can be dangerous because of the ...

Located in the western side of the Shawnee National Forest is a sandstone canyon unlike any other in Illinois. Two secondary canyons lead to a large main canyon that empties into the the Big Muddy River then in a short distance to the mighty Mississippi River. South of Carbondale and Murphysboro, Illinois this Little Grand Canyon is one the most popular hikes in the Shawnee National Forest. Sce...

Located in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois is an Illinois State Park named Ferne Clyffe State Park that is quite possibly the best in Southern Illinois. Ferne Clyffe (Fern Cliff State Park) near Goreville, Marion, and Carbondale Illinois is packed full of natural beauty. Sandstone bluffs and waterfalls make their home here. The park has abundant hiking trails and excellent ...

The first capital of the state of Illinois is steeped in history. The town of Kaskaskia was formed in 1703 by Catholic missionaries to the Native Peoples of North America. Consisting of French Fur Traders and Indigenous People, this town was settled on the former course of the Kaskaskia River, which sheltered the inhabitants from the more powerful flow of the Mississippi River. In 1741, King Lo...

Southern Illinois is blessed when natural wonder. In particular the Shawnee National Forest is home to massive sandstone bluffs, rock cracks that form cave like environments. With this blessing comes a multitude of places that can become dangerous in mere seconds. Located just west of the popular climbing area called Jackson Falls, this more serene section across the railroad track is less visi...

Silent Hiking - Dolly Sods in Autumn - West Virginia | Bear Rocks Preserve | Dolly Sods Wilderness

How a Shawnee National Forest Formation at Bell Smith Springs is Inspirational in Southern Illinois

Mountain Pass Trail | Quartz Mountain State Park | Oklahoma Wichita Mountains

Oklahoma’s Quartz Mountain State Park | New Horizon Trail in the Wichita Mountains

Quartz Mountain State Park in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma | Baldy Point Trail | Mountain Views

Oklahoma’s Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge | Charons Garden Wilderness | Elk Mountain | History

FORGOTTEN Train TUNNEL COLLAPSE in Southern Illinois | Tunnel Hill State Trail | Norfolk Southern RR

Forgotten Mississippi River | Grand Tower | Tower Rock | Devils Bake Oven | Horseshoe Lake

The FORGOTTEN Ancient OHIO RIVER Channel | Cache River | Mississippi River | Illinois Swamp Wetland

Thebes, Illinois History and Geology | Mississippi River | Historic Railroad and Thebes Courthouse

Why Are There Elephants in Missouri? | Elephant Rocks State Park | Missouri Ozarks | Pilot Knob

Pulltite Spring and Cabin - Current River | Ozark National Park | Missouri Ozarks near Eminence, MO

Cave In Rock State Park, Illinois | Ohio River near the Shawnee National Forest

Tower Rock, Missouri | Grand Tower, Illinois | Mississippi River Low Water Reveals Ancient Marvel

Blue Spring - Missouri Ozark National Scenic Riverways | Current River Deepest Spring - Eminence, MO

Klepzig Mill and Shut-Ins by Current River & Jacks Fork | Missouri Ozark National Scenic Riverways