hiking

The bridge takes you to places you didn't know existed. Ancient places that time seems to have forgotten, plus caves and waterfalls.

There aren't many locations that allow you to walk up to the edge of a waterfall, but that's exactly what's possible in the Illinois Ozarks.

Nature lovers, rejoice! The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has an interactive trail map to help you find your next hike.

It's often overlooked when you see potential Missouri road trip destinations, but a new drone video shows why Mina Sauk Falls is a must-visit at some point in your life.

Take a tour of Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois with these 57 beautiful photographs detailing trails, waterfalls, and natural rock formations.

I'm not sure what this bear had for dinner, but I do believe it was all of something. A trail cam shows one of these big beasts almost defying the law of physics by fitting himself through a rather small (for a bear) crawlspace under a building.

You're out for a relaxing hike when you sense something is wrong and then you hear something. You look up and learn you're being stalked by a mountain lion in a tree. What would you do? A hiker recently really had to make this urgent decision and lived to tell about it.

Watching this five-minute-long video of hikers exploring Illinois' famous Little Grand Canyon makes me want to take a trip there to explore it myself ASAP!

One Kentucky State Park is excited to welcome giant art installations that stand 14 feet tall, and are known as "The Big Twigs"

This little spot in southern Illinois is just the kind of beautiful rising bluff, trickling waterfall, and jagged rock escape you've been looking for.