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Fifty Nature Walks in Southern Illinois 2nd Edition

Between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers at the southern tip of Illinois is a "hidden" region that contradicts the state's flatland image. With scenic hills, natural rock formations, bluffs, ravines, streams, lakes, swamps and sloughs, Southern Illinois has much to offer nature enthusiasts. Hiker and naturalist Alan McPherson describes trails at 50 locations with public access in Southern Illinois. From a simple walk to strenuous hiking and from short distances to trails miles long, there is something for everyone who appreciates the outdoors. Unwilling to tell others to go where he has not gone himself, McPherson has hiked all of the trails he describes. He has written similar hiking books for Florida, Indiana and the Ozarks.

Featuring:

  • Describes over 100 hikes of varying length and terrain

  • Includes nearly 200 scenic photographs

  • Provides detailed maps and descriptions that lead you to the site and keep you on the trail

  • Written by a naturalist who personally hiked each trail

  • Revised in 2005 to include more than 20 new trails covering over 60 additional miles of natural beauty.

Table of Contents:

F.
Foreword
vi - x
P.
Preface
xi-xiv
In.
Discovering Southern Illinois
1-11
SI.
Regional Map of Southern Illinois
12-13
K.
Nature Walks of Southern Illinois Map
14-15
  Abbreviation Glossary 16
Elizabethtown District
1.
Saline Springs National Historic Site
18-21
2.
Saline County Fish and Wildlife Area
22-27
3.
Stone Face Recreation Site
28-31
4.
Rim Rock & Pounds Hollow Complex
32-37
5.
Beaver Trail
38-42
6. High Knob Recreation Area 43-46
7.
Garden of the Gods Recreation & Wilderness Area
47-52
8.
Gibbons Creek Barrens
53-56
9.
River-to-River Trail
57-63
10.
Illinois Iron Furnace Recreation Site
64-68
11.
Tower Rock Recreation Area
69-71
12.
Cave-in-Rock State Park
72-76
Vienna District
13.
Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve & Wilderness Area
78-82
14.
Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area
83-90
15.
Jackson Falls & Jackson Hollow
91-96
16.
Millstone Bluff Archeological Site
97-101
17.
War Bluff Valley Sanctuary
102-106
18. Lake Glendale Recreation Area 107-110
19.
Dixon Springs State Park
111-115
20.
Tunnel Hill State Trail
116-120
21.
Cache River State Natural Area
121-137
22.
Cypress Creek Natural Wildlife Refuge
138-143
23.
Mermet Lake Fish & Wildlife Area
144-148
24.
Fort Massace State Park
149-153
25.
Lake of Egypt Recreation Area
154-157
26.
Dutchman Lake
158-161
27.
Ferne Clyffe State Park
162-171
Murphysboro District
28.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
173-180
29.
Carbondale Nature Places
181-189
30.
Giant City State Park
190-197
31.
Lake Murphysboro State Park
198-201
32.
Kinkaid Lake Trail
202-206
33.
Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve
207-210
34.
Cedar Lake Trail & Little Cedar Lake Trails
211-215
35.
Pomona Natural Bridge Recreation Area
216-219
36.
Little Grand Canyon Recreation Site
220-224
37.
Oakwood Bottoms, Turkey Bayou & Fountain Bluff
225-231
38.
Devil's Backbone Park
232-236
Jonesboro District
39.
LaRue-Pine Hills Observation Overlook Trails
238-244
40.
Godwin Trail
245-248
41.
White Pine Trail
249-252
42.
Iron Mountain Trail
253-256
43.
Trail of Tears State Forest
257-262
44.
Lincoln Memorial Site
263-266
45.
Hamburg Hill Trail
267-271
46.
Union County Fish & Wildlife Area
272-276
47.
Ripple Hollow & Pine Knob Trails
277-281
48.
Horse Creek Trail
282-285
49.
Sammons Creek Trail
286-289
50.
Horseshoe Lake Fish & Wildlife Area
290-294
     
A - I.
Additional Southern Illinois Nature Areas
295-307
A-II.
Helpful Books
308-312
A-III.
Animals of Southern Illinois
313-318
Ind.
Index
319-322

 

300 pages - Softbound - ISBN 1-889899-06-2 $19.95

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