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Chris List
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Registrace 5. 10. 2013
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is in Illinois just across the river from Saint Louis, Missouri. It is the site of a pre-Columbian Native American city dating back to over 1000 years CE and is the largest settlement of Mississippian culture.
There are around 120 earthworks, including Monks Mound, which is the largest earthwork in the Americas.
At its height, 15,000-20,000 people inhabited the site. It was an important trade hub and gathering site.
This site was amazing. I visited there at the height of the cicada emergence and you can hear them plainly in the video.
There are around 120 earthworks, including Monks Mound, which is the largest earthwork in the Americas.
At its height, 15,000-20,000 people inhabited the site. It was an important trade hub and gathering site.
This site was amazing. I visited there at the height of the cicada emergence and you can hear them plainly in the video.
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Buffalo Trace Revisited
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I returned to Buffalo Trace because it has changed so much since I was there when I recorded my previous video. When I was there before, everything was still dead from winter. Now, the plants are growing and flowers are blooming. This is really an amazing park and, along with Meadowbrook, has become one of my favorite places to go to take a walk. If you ever get out here, check it out, I think ...
Sun Trail Friends Creek Conservation Area
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I returned to Friends Creek Conservation Area where I hiked the Sun Trail. I thought I was going to be disappointed by this trail, but I was pleasantly surprised. The trail wandered through fields and woods. The view at the overlook wasn't anything worth mentioning, but the trail to it was really pretty nice. The hike ended with a small suspension bridge over Friends Creek. All in all this was ...
Meadowbrook Park Revisited
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I returned to Meadowbrook Park outside Urbana, Illinois. My previous visit was in late March. This was four months later at the end of July. The difference between the two visits was amazing. Nothing had really started growing previously. This time, it seems like everything was growing. This video is different from most of my videos. There are long cuts, some of the longest I've done, with litt...
Kickapoo State Park - North Riverview Trail
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While visiting Kickapoo State Park in Illinois, I hiked the North Riverview Trail. This is right across the road from the South Riverview Trail and is longer, with better views. It was a much more enjoyable hike. There is a concession area at the entrance to the southern parking area.
Meadowbrook Park
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Earlier this year I visited Meadowbrook Park just outside Ubana, Illinois. This park showcases the prairie that used to cover much of Illinois. I went in the spring before the new growth really came in. I want to return and do a comparison now that the flowers are in bloom.
Kickapoo State Park South Riverview Trail
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I visited Kickapoo State Park earlier this year and hiked a couple of trails. This is the South Riverview Trail. It isn't that long, and neither is this video. It climbs up from the road and follows a ridge overlooking the Middle Fork of the Vermillion River before dropping back to the road.
Turkey Run East Trails
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I went back to Turkey Run and hiked some of the trails to the east of the suspension bridge. This section of the park is much less traveled than the western, more scenic part. I also took a side trip to the Lusk homestead and the site of the old mill. This was a very nice hike, even if it wasn't terribly scenic.
Rim Rock Trail
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I took a short hike on the Rim Rock Trail in Shawnee National Forest. This trail stayed along the rim of the canyon. There was another trail the appeared to descend to the river, but I did not take it. It was hot, and somewhat muggy, so we opted for the shorter route that required less exertion. This trail was nice. It was a stone path with a small section that was a wooden platform. The second...
North Fork Trail
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North Fork Trail is a 9.6 mile trail in De Witt, Illinois. The trail is well marked with parking at the north and south trailheads. Bathroom facilities are located at the south trailhead. The trail is mostly wooded, though there is a nice section that runs through open areas along the powerlines and a short section of road walk at both the north and south trailheads.
Shades State Park Trail 7
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This is the last hike I did at Shades State Park. It was my favorite trail that lead to the river. I'm not sure why, but I really liked it. According to the map, it is 0.875 miles long and rated as rugged.
Woodland Trail Friends Creek Conservation Area
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Friends Creek Conservation Area in Argenta, Illinois has three trails and a campground. The woodland trail is 1.1 miles long and after leaving the field, meanders through the woods. It is a nice trail and was mostly dry, even after a pretty heavy rain the night before. It is well marked and has no steep climbs or descents.
Karst Trail
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I returned to Cave Rock Memorial State Park where I hiked the Karst Trail. This is a 1.9 mile hike through grassland and woods. It is poorly marked in places, but it is hard to get lost and overall an enjoyable hike.
Spring Brook Trail
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Spring Brook Trail in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park in Missouri is a 3.1 mile loop that follows a river and crosses a streambed. Terry and I decided to hike it while I was working out there. The water was up and we could not cross without getting our feet wet. Had the weather been a little warmer, I probably would have tried it. In the end, we hiked about half the trail before having to turn ...
Shades State Park Trail 4
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Shades State Park Trail 5 is rated moderate to rugged. It is about a mile long with an elevation gain of about 187 feet. It is similar to the trails in it is next to. I descended the valley and returned up the ridge. At the time I hiked it, it was fairly muddy, but was a pretty easy hike. Bathrooms and the parking lot are near the trailhead.
Starved Rock - Parkman's Plain to Hennepin Overlook
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Starved Rock - Parkman's Plain to Hennepin Overlook
Nice shirt!! 😂
Thanks. I got it for taking part in an awesome hike in Wisconsin a couple of years ago. :D
Nice hiking video. Thanks for sharing. 👍1
Thank you for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Nice video. Thank you for sharing. 👍3
Thank you for the kind words. I really enjoyed this short hike and would like to get back there before I leave the area.
Great video Chris. I live nearby and I have hiked and biked that trail so many times. Excellent historical tidbits in the video. Nice drone footage too 👍
Thank you! I really enjoyed the trail and would like to return sometime in the future. I'm glad you liked the drone footage. I think I've only used drone footage in one other video. I suppose I should do it more often.
Nice video. Thank you. 👍2
Thank you. This is a really nice park and I hope to get back there again before I leave the area.
Good reminder of all the great hiking available at "local resources" like state parks.
Nice video. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it and home you get a chance to check it out sometime.
What a beautiful park!
It really was. Nothing like it where we hike. They also have a small planetarium in the nature center.
This looked like a "rocking" trail!! :D
That would be accurate.
That was quite the walk, 15 miles? I bicycle that section often as I live in Battle Creek. We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful state. Thanks for sharing ;<))
Bummer that you're not in the area anymore. I was hoping to see you hike the NH/MA line to Mt. Monadnock. I live nearby where you're hiking in this video.
Thank you. I'd love to finish the trail sometime. I simply ran out of time. I travel for work and was in the area on a gig. The good news is that I get to hike all over the place. The down side is, I rarely get to complete a trail that isn't a loop.
@@chrislist7456 After I finish section hiking the AT I hope to hike from Wendell MA to Mt. Sunapee, going north on the the M-M Trail then the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway. My FarOut application doesn't have the M-M stretch from MA/NH line to Monadnock. Oh well, it will be an adventure to hike it.
I knew it was pretty windy, but the microphone really catches the sound! That was a nice section.
I think the part where we were walking into the wind and didn't hear the car behind us was a first for me.
I had seen a bunch of these at Sierra, and wasn't sure to pick them up. Now I know!
One of my favorite freeze dried meals.
Oh wow Backpackers Pantry! I'll have to check that brand out. Walmart has really good mre meals. Yeah that's right I do food reviews while on the toilet.
That seems like a good place to do a food review. I'll have to check those MREs out.
This was a really nice section. Would love to redo it with dry feet!
Agreed. I think in the summer or fall would be nice when the fields are filled with crops.
Video stops at 1:47
I'm not sure why. It plays okay for me. I was having a problem earlier watching someone else's video where it just stopped. I'm wondering if CZcams is experiencing issues.
@@chrislist7456 video working now. You know it's remote when the only people you see drop in with a float plane. Thanks for sharing Chris ✌🤙
I'm glad it is working. I love the quiet and solitude of the island, but I also love general aviation. Especially floatplanes. The flight in the video was the last flight of the season for them.
You can say you camped in the middle of nowhere that's very cool. Do the rangers suggest hanging your food up high so animals don't get it?
It looks like an awesome trip!
At 1:25, is that an old RR car frame? And I about lost my mind when I saw an old telegraph pole on the Polly Ann. =)
I don't know. Ben and I were trying to figure out if it was that, an old wagon or maybe a truck. I don't think it's a truck. There is some wood siding. My guess would be a rail car, but I don't know for sure.
Chris you had a nice run of videos, you still around or are you done?
Thank you. I expect to have new material coming soon. Between weather and being out of town for work, I didn't get much accomplished in the last 6 months.
Yes that is the Cuyahoga River, it was most famous for catching firel
Very cool!
Thank you. I really liked the area and hope to get back for a more in depth hike in the future.
16.2 miles of that was uphill.
It sure felt that way.
Greeting, Chris List. it's fairly intriguing video. thank. :)
I tried looking up that abandoned structure. I can't find any specific reference to it online, but it seems to be located at 104 Henrietta St Munith, MI 49259. If you look at the satellite version on Google maps, you can see it right off the trail.
I also wonder if it's what's left of the building on the left in the bottom photo in the following link. www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/102-jackson-county-38/1065-munith-mi
You are correct, that is the building on Google maps. I suspect that you are also correct in regards to the building in the picture. It certainly looks similar and there were no other large structures in that area. And thanks for the link. That's pretty cool.
Looks like the prettiest part of the trail up to this point.
It's really cool hearing the frogs singing in the first part.
I listened to them for longer than I recorded. I just figured people wouldn't want to hear much more. haha
Interesting to see what's left of The Joe.
Yeah. It took me a minute to figure out what I was looking at when I went by there.
BTW, you had some wildlife at about 2:30, but I don't think you saw it. =)
It's perplexing why the Iron Belle doesn't follow Silver Lake-Green Lake. It's good to see the non-motorized path off of M-52, and the wild geraniums are beautiful to see.
I was thinking about this while hiking this section of trail. I mostly agree. I think a better route would be to follow the trail north out of Dexter and pick up the Waterloo Pinckney-Trail and follow that. I think, though, that what they're trying to do is connect communities with this section of the trail. If they did used the Waterloo-Pinckney trail, they'd bypass Chelsea and Stockbridge. I'm guessing the major investment in the foot/bike path between them plays a part in the routing. There may also be some jurisdictional issues. If there is an organization responsible for the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail, they may not want to cede/share authority with the people running the Iron Belle Trail. I don't know how it works north of Homer once it meets up with the NCT.
Nice hiking. Keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Your trail name is Jayne?
lol I suppose it could be. If I moved just a couple of miles, I could be the Hero of Canton.