Garden of the Gods Caves | The Unexpected | Shawnee National Forest
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Shawnee National Forest is home to the Garden of the Gods in southern Illinois near Harrisburg and the Visitor Center Headquarters. Observation Trail is close by along with hiking, camping and horseback riding.
Hey. Love your videos.
Thank You!
Very cool to explore. Beautiful 😊
It's an awesome area to get out and explore all the nooks and crannies!
Enjoyed your video! I've been crawling around down there since the 70's. Been in almost all of these spots at one time or another. Great job!
Thank You! It's a great place to crawl around and explore as you know. - Thanks for watching and commenting!
You are inside a very large branch of a tree. "Garden of the gods".
The gods were very tall. The trees were very tall.
I just rode my motorcycle down there for the first time and walked along the observation trail. Next time I'm bringing my hiking shoes and flashlight! I really like your video ! Keep it up
Can’t go wrong with a trip to GOG! Thanks for the encouragement and keep on exploring and lighting things up 🔦
grew up there
Great place!
Are these across from the backpackers parking lot or off the loop trail
Yes, they are.
Very cool
I’ve been there at the exact same point in the trail and never seen that part. I appreciate the video.
Same for me, up to that day. It was on a whim that I went back into the valley area, but I was amazed that I missed it. It reminds us to always be on the lookout for cool discoveries, even if we think we know the area. Thanks!
This is so cool, glad to have found your channel.
Glad your here and thanks👍
Those forest , are so wonderfull. Mainly untouched for 500 years. Spotted thru out the forest are, familys who have lived there for 200 years. And they live by there own laws. The, deer look like elephants with antlers. When I worked the railroad thru there, sadly to say, hunter would take just a trophy head and leave a 1000 pounds of meat.
It’s definitely a beautiful and historic place 👍
Can you share the coordinates from the cave you went in at 4:02? We are heading out to explore that area in May.
Unfortunately, I didn't mark the location, but I can describe the location. Park at the Backpacker's Lot, before the Observation Trail. When you start hiking (don't hike across road) take a left onto a small side-trail that takes you below the bluffs. This is where these shelters are. The trail below the bluff is not very far in length and if you get to where the bluff curve around and bascially end before Indian Point you have went to far. This particular cave is about halfway and there is a faint trail that leads up to it. The whole area below that bluff is well worth exploring and checking all the cracks and crevices. Watch out for snakes, although I didn't see any on my hikes. Hope this helps.
@@MarksofCuriosity thank you
My pleasure, just wish I had marked it for you. 👍
Great video. Is this found off the observation trail at the top of the garden of the gods
Thank You! This is located at the Indian Point Trail, before you get to the observation trail. Parking is at the Backpacker's Lot. Hope this helps :)
Old buildings or Giants your walking through..lol... Really
It is a strange area! Thanks for the comment 👍