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I wanna say 40 miles or so (give or take), thats a rough estimate. The trail guide would have all the information you need on this trail, including how much of it is road walking. www.rivertorivertrail.net thanks for watching. Im excited as well. Ive been hooked on this trail and I cant wait to finally complete it solo

@@savagetraveler Thanks. That's helpful! I drove 12 hours each way--twice!--to hike South Dakota's trail. I guess I have to hike ours!

@@tridudyonthetrail thank you!! Happy New Year to you as well. Many blessings to you and yours this year and every one that follows 🙏

@@TheDLiT absolutely! Thanks and many blessings to you and your adventure in February. I do plan to share a gear list video with my lighterpack link, just hashing out some details with my cold soak meals

@@tridudyonthetrail haha! Yea they're funny girls. The DJI Neo is awesome and can do so much. Only downside is the battery life is only good for 18 minutes of continuous operation. But if you buy the three battery combo with the fast charger, its really worth it. The fast charger charges all three batteries simultaneously to full charge in 1 hour. And considering what the Drone can actually do considering its size and weight it really is awesome! I'll shoot some more stuff with the Drone before my thru-hike.

@@epureanucatalin1356 Glad I could help! Did u have this issue with your pot? Have you tried it the removal process? Its amazing right!? I've used my pot several times since this! Absolutely genius hack!

@@tridudyonthetrail its an amazing experience! I hope you're able to! I like it cheap and light! Keep it simple, ya know.if you're ever interested in doing this trail, check out its website, complete with guide and maps www.rivertorivertrail.net

@@DaveCollierCamping thanks! I hope you're able to enjoy one or both books!

Thank you for watching!

@@VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS Thank you so much for following and watching! I'm glad you enjoy my content! I also subscribed!

@@savagetraveler You're welcome and thank you very much my friend 🙂

@@VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS thank you very much for watching! I appreciate it! 🙏

@@savagetraveler You're welcome my friend 🙂

@@Iliketoadventure thank you! I appreciate it!

Thank you Shawn! It's the Fox River

@@savagetraveler Beautiful river!

@@HikingWithShawn would you be interested in digital copies (.pdf format) of my books? I'd be happy to email them to you.

For sure! Love you bro!

@@TylerScar-bushcraft thank you for sharing your setup!

@@AshleyPearce-h4x i wish I had a time to check out the lookout tower. Just means I gotta go back.

@@tridudyonthetrail thanks for watching Mark! Always appreciate your support! I've never known about the Frito hack. Glad to know of it now! Yea East central and Southern Illinois have some decent hills.

@@tridudyonthetrail thanks! I absolutely love this trail! A solo thru-hike of this trail and I can officially scratch it off my list. I highly recommend this trail!! Even if you only do sections, its a beautiful trail!

@@ryancoleman5109 i can't wait either. Been waiting to scratch this off my bucket list since 2020 lol a solo thru-hike that is..

Thank you so much for your support Mark! I truly appreciate it! 🙏

@@midwayxray I had gone mid October starting around the 15th. Just be mindful of weather patterns in the Shawnee and keep your eye on temps weeks in advance. Cold fronts are guaranteed to ruin your thru-hike if your not properly prepared for below freezing temps. Otherwise, if your able to plan your thru-hike around the temp changes, you CAN have an amazing fall hike experience! I look forward to seeing your adventure!

@savagetraveler thank you so much for the reply!! I was planning early October but man I would love to see those tree colors, I may have to take couple week delay weather permitting!

@@midwayxray the color change is definitely worth it! Absolutely gorgeous hiking experience!

@@tridudyonthetrail thanks!!! My first book is available for free: www.rivertorivertrail.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_Glenn_Lawrentz_from-west-to-east-STANDARD.pdf

@@savagetraveler Nice! Just downloaded it! Thank you!!

@@tridudyonthetrail thank YOU Mark! Lemme know what you think!

@@djchristensen1 thanks brother. Appreciate you! 💯

@@tridudyonthetrail thank you Mark! It really is an amazing place!

@@PatrickKauffman-t6h thank you for watching! ❤✌🤙

@@MurvFisher-gs2ui i printed the maps from the trail guide into a smaller size. I think 3x5, so as many as 3 to 4 maps per page. Then I cut them out, put cardboard in between and poor man laminated two maps together so that they'd be double sided and correspond from one map to the next. I still have the original maps I made, I'd be willing to send them to ya. By the time I'm able to get back out on the R2R for my solo thru-hike it may be another year or two

@@MurvFisher-gs2ui i never really used the maps anyway, I relied on the Avenza map app on my phone which was very accurate, always showed where I was on the map and never failed me

@@mikecrook8650 thank you so much! I hope to return someday to complete my solo east to west thru-hike.

I had found footage of Inspiration Point that I utilized in my video. I'd love to get a drone tho! Spendy little gadgets

Appreciate it!! Thank you for watching my channel! I love Waterfall Glen. I'll keep you posted if I have any future planned hikes.

Thank you! ❤

Enjoy! I thought it was an amazing backpacking adventure!

I didn't have a chance to really explore that area and when I came through it was rather quick in the early morning. But the lodge restaurant was definitely worth the stop. Delicious food and fuel for the hike.

@@savagetraveler GREAT breakfasts. Too bad you weren't able to stay for a fried chicken dinner. A gone-to-heaven experience.

@@dianefreeman7194 I've wanted to try their fried chicken dinner so badly, the three times I've come to this trail I've missed it... perhaps whenever I return I can plan it right to where I make it to one

@savagetraveler I live at the very top of Illinois, so driving 7-8 hours for a meal is too much. But the Giant City Lodge has better food than 90% of restaurants I ate at during my travels. Best biscuits and gravy, beating most southern places. Now I have made myself hungry!

@@dianefreeman7194 🤣 i totally understand. I live near Chicago. Is definitely a drive, but when I have plans to make it down there its definitely a must stop and yes their Biscuits and gravy are delicious! Along with there chicken fried steak and I think one year I had a prime rib sandwich that was out of this world. Darn. I'm hungry now too 😆

Thank you so much Mark!!! Most appreciate it! Looking forward to more of your hiking trips!

Thank you Stephen! I really appreciate it! I'm glad you've enjoyed my content, the videos I create and the work I put into each one. Thank you! 🙏

I would like to say that it is more than worth the experience. I live hundreds of miles away. It takes me the better part of half a day to get there. But the feeling and experience I receive on the trail brings me back every single year. I'm addicted to this trail!

@@savagetraveler I've done segments of it from time to time mainly just day trips life is just so busy it's hard to squeeze that much free time to do the whole thing at once. I live about 3 or 4 miles north of giant city state park. I really enjoyed your series on this hike gave me motivation to try just a little harder.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have another series from the year prior where I had a failed attempt. I'm hoping to return this Fall to reattempt my solo westbound thru-hike of the River to river

@@savagetraveler good luck in your next attempt and maybe I'll see you on the trail someday!

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Thanks Mark! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! If you end up wanting to do it, let me know. I wouldn't mind doing this trail again.

Thank you for watching Mark! I too can't wait to see your next outdoor hiking adventure! 👀🙏

We admired all the stickers on your van! You hike or visit all those places?

Yes. We've collected the stickers from road trips throughout the years. Mostly with our kids when they were younger. A good way to decorate up the otherwise church bus!

Thanks Mark! Glad you enjoyed it! Would've been great to have you along, we'll all have to team up and plan on another adventure together! Hope all is well.

Thank you! I'll be out in the PNW this summer to do some hiking! Thanks for watching!

Haha! Thanks for watching Ryan! Hope you enjoyed!

Awesome! Hope you had a great time! Which direction did you travel? I completed last week. 46.5 miles in 2.5 days. My day 1 will be uploaded soon. Thanks for watching!

​@@savagetraveler I hiked from north to south. Stayed at Foxes Den and Yellowwood.

Thanks for watching Mark! Let me know when you finally see "Happiness for Beginners", I thought that one was hilarious. And Emile Hirsch was great in his role depicting Christopher McCandless in the movie "Into the Wild". I'm curious what you think of these movies so get back to me and let me know. Good to talk with you!

@@savagetraveler So… I literally just finished watching “Happiness for Beginners.” I’m a sucker for rom-coms, but this was awesome! Movies that literally make me laugh out loud are the best! I’ll totally watch that one again! Excellent pick!!

Thank you for watching and following along Pat! Truly appreciate your support!!! Hope all is well! Stay in touch!

Its a bummer you can't make it! We'll have to plan a different backpacking trip to conquer together! Hope all is well!

Thank you! I appreciate you! Also subscribed! 👍 Australia has such beautiful country! I look forward to watching your content! And thank you again, for checking out my channel!