Fall Colors Adventure Weekend @ Shawnee NF

[IntrepidXJ]

Had a great time this weekend. Definitely a nice area down there. Let's post our pictures from the weekend here.

[IntrepidXJ]

I'll start with some of the pictures from our wheeling at Fountain Bluff

Our meeting spot was an interesting establishment
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followed these powerlines for a short time
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we even found a few rocks to access a small beach next to the Mississippi
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[IntrepidXJ]

ate lunch here and took some more pics along the river

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It was a very cool area to explore. More pictures can be found here:

http://www.myxj.net/g2/v/2007_Trips/fallcolors/fountain/

[HaleYes]

I had an absolute blast. I will definitely be doing this again. Lots of stuff left to see down there. This was the first "Jeep trip" that I shamed my wife into attending, and she had a good time. I've been trying to get here to go with me for a long time, and I finally succeeded. That was the best part of the whole trip for me. I also learned that I like fried pickles. Thanks for the memories guys, lets do it again sometime.

Mark and Jen waiting at our first "obstacle"
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Bounty Hunter from Southern Illinois Jeep Association was our guide for most of the day. Big thanks to him!. www.sija.org (http://www.sija.org)
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Some really handsome fella and his wyfie.
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Inspiration Point. If you look closely, you can see people up there. Far right of the pic.
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Travis didn't seem to be interested in going out on the point.
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Little Grand Canyon
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[HaleYes]

More of Little Grand Canyon

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My wife and I took another couple with us, Darren and Lisa. Darren and I are friends from way back. D was my best man. We all stayed at Sassafras Ridge B&B. Nice place. We watched the deer as we ate breakfast Sunday morning. Frances was the lady that ran the place.
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(Not a bad pic for using the self timer on the camera!)

Sassafras Ridge B&B
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All pics from the weekend can be found HERE (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v647/haleyes/MWC%20at%20Shawnee%20National%20Forest%20Nov%20200 7/?start=0).

[IllianaXJ]

Looks like a great time! Where exactly is Shawnee NF?

Slade, KY would also be a good choice for this type of run (future reference ;) )

[HaleYes]

Looks like a great time! Where exactly is Shawnee NF?

Slade, KY would also be a good choice for this type of run (future reference ;) )

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee/

[IntrepidXJ]

Some of my pictures from Inspiration Point

Baja across the levee
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The bluff straight ahead…….not a sight usually seen in Illinois
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Views from Inspiration Point

this one taken by Amanda
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[IntrepidXJ]

Here's a few pictures from the Little Grand Canyon.

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[Dirk Pitt]

Did I miss a trail run post somewhere?

I actually would have made this one.

Bummer...

[IntrepidXJ]

On Sunday, Amanda and I headed down to Cairo, Illinois to go to Illinois’ most Southern point…..right at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. There’s a nice park located right there.

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Here’s a picture from the top of the lookout tower they built there. There was also a sun dial and some plaques about the area.
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Going by
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Here you can see the ripples in the water where the two rivers meet. It’s amazing how fast they were both moving.
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right at the tip
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When we left here, we took the backroads back to Carbondale though Shawnee again before heading home.
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[IntrepidXJ]

GPS Track from Fountain Bluff.

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[IntrepidXJ]

Slade, KY would also be a good choice for this type of run (future reference ;) )

on my long list of places to go.....unfortunately, i only am able to get out so much each year....