Having hiked a few of the trails in Starved Rock State Park, we, along with our friend, Auggie (@solace_eats & @alife_outsidethebox), ventured over to neighboring Matthiessen State Park to explore its trails. Matthiessen State Park is smaller than Starved Rock State Park and is composed of two (2) areas - Dells and Vermilion River Areas. The Cascade Falls are located in the Dells Area which is what we opted to see. At the time of our visit, we found that the two (2) parkin

Starved Rock State Park is host to 18 canyons formed in the sandstone by different streams. There are waterfalls in these canyons which, depending on the time of the year, can be seen by following the hiking trails leading to them. On our second visit to Starved Rock State Park, we were joined by our friend, Auggie (@solace_eats & @alife_outsidethebox), as we chose to hike to Ottawa and Kaskaskia Canyons. The hiking trail and the waterfalls in these canyons are some of the m

Our travels continue northward as we arrive in Spring Valley, Illinois, and visit Starved Rock State Park to hike to LaSalle Canyon.