Second leg of the River-to-River Trail. From Lusk Creek Trailhead to the Happy Hollow Trailhead which follows Ferne Clyff State Park. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/hiking/illinois/shawnee-national-forest,-march-2026/river-to-river-trail

Amtrak ride from Joliet, IL to Alton, IL. Cycle from Alton, IL across the Mississippi River to Portage Des Sioux and then to Machens, MO. Begin the Katy Trail in Machens, MO and complete it in Clinton, MO. Backtrack from Clinton, MO to Sedalia, MO in order to retake the Amtrak from Sedalia, MO to Joliet, IL. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/other/missouri/katy-trail

Six day trip from Rock Harbor to Windigo in Isle Royale National Park via the Greenstone Ridge Trail. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/hiking/michigan/isle-royale-np---2025/greenstone-ridge-trail

First leg of Illinois' River to River Trail, starting in Elizabethtown ("E-town"), Illinois, continuing north to Karbers Ridge, High Knob, Garden of the Gods, and finishing in Lusk Creek. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/hiking/illinois/shawnee-national-forest---2025/river-to-river-trail

270 mile path from Naperville, IL south to the Des Plaines River on the I&M Canal Trail, then westward to the Mississippi River on the Hennepin Canal. Turned north on Great River Trail to Galena, IL. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/other/illinois/grand-illinois-trail

https://www.outdoorawareness.com/hiking/vermont/green-mountains-national-forest-2024/long-trail

Lower Wisconsin River trip from Sauk City, WI to Bridgeport, WI near the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/canoeing/wisconsin/lower-wisconsin-state-riverway

Attempt to complete Decalibron, Mt. Democrat, Mt.Cameron, Mt. Lincoln, and Mt. Bross in one Winter attempt. After summitting Mt. Democrat, got caught in a pretty stiff wind near the summit of Mt. Cameron. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/mountaineering/colorado/pike-national-forest---2013-(apr)/mount-democrat

Last leg of the Ouachita Trail, from mile markers 189.5 to the eastern terminus at 233.0. https://www.outdoorawareness.com/hiking/arkansas/ouachita-national-recreation-trail---2023/ouachita-national-recreation-trail