Local Treks is a hiking blog dedicated to trails in Missouri, Illinois and more! Wednesday, March 2, 2016. No, not the delicious arterial clogging burger. No oxygen tanks or Sherpa needed. I was still at the top of Missouri, so a selfie was in order. But soon I thought, I really came to hike with my furry friend Hyatt. What should we do, where can we go? .

Shawnee National forest and The River To River Trail. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Again from my friend, Mel, this trail report about some time he spent at Jackson Falls in mid March. Mel is a great friend to hikers in the Shawnee. He showed up unexpectedly early one morning at Trigg Tower in a steady rain to be sure our group had his phone number in case we needed help during our hike.

Dedicated to collecting news, resources and history surrounding hiking areas in the midwest. Monday, September 28, 2009. All posts and comments from here have been moved with the addition of personal trail reports. I have a back log of trips I need to add and will continue working on. Wednesday, October 01, 2008.

The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Many of you may have read this blog. When I read this blog, I was standing in my kitchen and tears flowed like a faucet. It was as though someone was in my house, in my head, in my heart. Something Jeff had done wro.