Its on the Shelves!!!

Okay people.  It hit shelves yesterday!  Look for it in stores like Barnes & Noble, REI, Alpine Shop, etc.  Our first St. Louis book is also available online through stores like Barnes & Noble, Borders, Target and many others.

Our more comprehensive book, Best Hikes Near St. Louis, is going through the editing process right now and should hit shelves before the end of the year.

Keep checking back for a date when we will be in St. Louis SIGNING and giving away FREE ones!!!

Emily's 3rd Cover Photo!

Emily's 3rd Falcon Guide cover photo will grace the cover of Best Easy Day Hikes St. Louis.  Due out April 1st.  Take a look!

JD and Arnie's best sides.

Come and Get 'em!

Our first Falcon Guide book is out on the shelves! Okay, so it is a revision of an already written book but our names are on the inside cover and JD and Aspen are gracing the cover.  Our second revision is due out soon and it will be chocked full of Emily's photos.

Get 'em at places like Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.

Our fully authored and photoed Best Easy Day Hikes St. Louis and Best Hikes Near St.Louis will be hitting shelves next year.  Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, MO and Best Easy Day Hikes Ozarks might be out as early as next November as well.

Let us know if you need an autographed copy. HAHA!

An Unexpected Surprise

We went for a hike at Horseshoe Lake State Park the other day near Collinsville, IL.  We hadn't planned to include it in the new book until we got a mile or so into the hike.  It's not your typical worn dirt path hike.  In fact, there was no dirt path at all.  The entire 3.7 mile trail was a mowed-down grassy loop around the 'horseshoe' that followed the lake shore for most of the way, took us through a swamp, and offered more bird viewing than any bird watcher could dream of.  We are pretty sure it will make the book.

You gotta love the swamps.

Panther Den, a Southern Illinois Classic.

This one is a pretty good drive from St. Louis, but we are gonna throw it in the Falcon Guide anyway.  I think most will agree that it is worth the drive?

We get asked for directions to Panther Den Wilderness all the time, so here ya go: Coming from Giant City Road in Carbondale, you turn left on Grassy Road and then right onto Rocky Comfort Road (watch for the Y and stay right on Rocky Comfort).  Pass the Blue Sky Winery and take the next left onto Panther's Den Road and then left onto Panther's Den Lane.  The forest service has made this area over and there is now a parking area at the end of the lane.

Park at the new trailhead and take forest service trail 371 to Panther Den for some sweet explorations!

Arnie, navigating the "maze".

Rat snake, I believe.

The high rock walls of Panther Den.

Time to Hit the Trails!!!

We have taken a few days off to get caught up on some things like a book deadline and the acceptance of a FOURTH Falcon Guide book here in Missouri.  That's right, we are now working on Best Easy Day Hikes St. Louis, Best Hikes Near St. Louis, Best Easy Day Hikes Springfield, and most recently Best Easy Day Hikes Ozarks.

Keep an eye out for Best Easy Day Hikes Grand Staircase-Escalante and Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante and Glen Canyon Region later this fall.

Hiking the "Goat Trail" in the Arkansas Ozarks

Time to Hike!!!

Well, things are warming up here in southern Illinois and southeast Missouri, flowers are blooming, and the Cards (GO CARDS!!!) have started spring training games. That all means one thing, time for us to start hiking. We're gonna head out tomorrow and hike a trail or two near St. Louis. Our Falcon Guide hiking guide, Best Easy Day Hikes St. Louis, is due June 1st. We gotta get a move on!

Check back for a trail report!