GARDEN OF THE GODS in Illinois | Shawnee National Forest
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- Our first road trip in the camper van, to a magical place called Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest! We are exploring majestic and underrated mountains in Illinois and experiencing what van life is all about while traveling across the country and camping in beautiful off-grid spots. Enjoy the show!🚐❤️📺
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0:00 Here we go!
1:44 First stop at Grandpas
2:10 We have a dog?
4:13 We got a campsite!
7:01 Garden of Gods Trailhead
10:12 SKINKS!
11:48 Beautiful view
13:02 Starry Night rocks
13:32 Views from the sky
15:00 Devil's Smokestack
16:34 Go backpacking here
19:04 Tricky parking
21:56 First Vanlife dinner
24:02 Sneak Peak
🎵 Music from Motion Array
"Believe in good deeds"
"In the moment of inspiration"
"Love story"
"On my way"
"Fresh sparkling mornings"
"Roots"
"Sweet again"
"Cheer up"
"My favorite place on earth"
“Holding steady for you”
“Maybe it’s the birds”
“You got me good”
“A trip in the mountains”
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GARDEN OF THE GODS in Illinois | Shawnee National Forest
Recorded: May 2022
Ive lived my whole life in Illinois (49 yrs) and had no clue this was only 5 hrs away. So pretty
Time for a road trip? 💗
There’s beauty all over this country to behold. Happy Travels!
Definitely! We're finding such beautiful scenery in places we'd never expect. I can only imagine the places we have yet to see. Thanks for watching as always!
360million year old rocks.. those grooves are called wrinkles😉... Parks are amazing, puts all of your senses in "overload" .Thanks for another video. Safe travels 😎👍👍
That's the perfect name for those rocks since they did look like wrinkles. Every time we're in a park it's hard not to feel connected to nature. It's always nourishing to our souls. Thanks so much for watching! ❤️
I was there with a friend just last weekend and it was amazing time. Admiring God’s presence in nature!
That's awesome! We're so happy to hear you checked it out! 😄
Glad you had a great time. It’s so beautiful! Just a reminder to people watching, you should be extremely careful about going off trail near the ledge and getting too close to the edge of the rocks. Unfortunately, people do slip and fall and die at Garden of the Gods. A little girl died in late July 2022. She went to the Devil’s Smokestack and fell over the side.
We're so happy you enjoyed our video! Wow that's so sad. 😥 It's a good reminder to always be aware of your surroundings and that these beautiful places are still wild. Thanks for sharing Hilary.
Definitely not gonna do any rock climbing when I go but it looks like a blast
If you go, the main trail is a good distance from the edge of the rocks but still offers nice views. 🥰
I Love Illinois💚 The Land of Lincoln🎩 I was born there and lived there 30 years⏳ So Glad you started your journey in such a Beautiful Location🌳 Looking Forward to All of Your Adventures🥳 Be Safe and God Bless You Abundantly🙏🏻😇🙏🏻
Thank you so much for the love Debra! Your home state of Illinois has some real beauty! We had no idea and all the discoveries were so refreshing. So glad to have you here and thanks for watching! ❤️
I went to day in garden of the god. It was amazing. Nice place
Wonderful! Glad to hear you got to experience this beautiful landscape! ❤️
Bless you both ❤
Thank you for your love! 💖
The way you 2 acted when you saw a hornet and a bumble bee 🐝 🤣 I live with those things, just be careful. Looks like you had a great time. Thanks 4 the content, and keep having a great time.
I know! Omg. 😅 We'd never seen a hornet that big before! It's like it came straight from Jurassic Park. We're so happy you're enjoying our videos! There's a lot more adventure ahead! 😊
It's exciting to find out the Illinois has regard to the gods I live in Colorado and I've been to our garden to the gods out here in Colorado this isn't too far from where my aunt lives in Harrisburg thank you for sharing your beautiful trip it was amazing to watch
It was so surprising to find an area that looked like this in Illinois! You'll have to check it out when you're in the area. We're so happy you enjoyed Tina! Thanks for watching! ❤️
This is a really good video! I enjoyed watching it. Garden of the Gods is an area I frequent often and every time I go, it feels like the first time I've ever been.
Thanks for the love Shawn! We were so surprised to find this area. It's such a nice place to spend a weekend, or a week? Lol. Thanks for watching! 😊
Awesome video on a place I love. This was fun to watch, you guys have good energy
We're so happy you enjoyed it Luke! This was an unexpected gem we just happened across while we were in Illinois. It's beautiful!
Just beautiful!
It was such a cool place to find in what felt like the middle of nowhere. Beautiful!
Were those bakery treats really vegan???? The soup sure looked delicious!
Who stays with your amazing cats while you are away?
Illinois looks more like New England to me than Florida does. I have been to Minnesota but never to Illinois.
I sometimes worry about your safety, jumping over slippery rocks and such! But your scariest video was the alligators in the mangroves!
I got two shots at my doctor's appointment yesterday and I am feeling quite sore and low today so finding this video this morning was a really nice pick me up!!!
Yes those baked goods were all vegan! It's pretty unbelievable to find treats like that. Sweet Theory's Instagram page always makes our mouths water. Haha! Don't worry about us! We're always very careful and try not to do anything TOO crazy. We hope you heal up and are doing well Freeman! ❤️
absolutely love the energy between you two! thank you for sharing your adventure with us 🥰
Aww thank you so much for the love. We definitely have a lot of fun in life together. It's always an adventure and we're so happy you're loving our videos! 😊💓
Thanks for posting this.We went there and I wasn't able to do the hike to see it. Now I know what I missed thanks to you two. 👍
You're so welcome Larry! It was such an expected surprise in Illinois. We'd definitely be back if we were passing through again!
We have a small travel trailer and we love that we can just pull in and there’s minimal setting up involved. Not like tent camping where you have to haul everything with you.
I also love the packing cubes and use them for packing for a cruise. We typically use the collapsible storage cubes for packing for a camping trip. Ours are like half tall? They fit in our storage areas over our bed well, but I like your idea. Enjoy!
Very nice! We had considered a travel trailer at first but didn't really have a great way to pull one so since we were starting from scratch we went with what we really wanted which was a van. A travel trailer though can be awesome! I bet it's nice to detach at camp and have a vehicle to drive around in. Love the packing cubes! They work wonders for keeping us organized!
What a beautiful place!
It really was Carolyn! We were so surprised to find a place like this in Illinois of all places. We always thought it was just flat farmland. So happy you enjoyed!
Just ran across this video doin research on campgrounds. Seems like a sweet couple...now here's where I gasped...when y'all asked were they sleeping there that evening...Had I been asked that, I would have immediately thought you all were going to find me an murd3r me in my sleep. You all may not be southerners but some would consider that being intrusive or "nosey". You all are sweet (or you all could be axe murd3rers) either way, be cautious about who you befriend in the wilderness. It's a messed up world that we all cannot just be our friendliest to all but this is what we deal with...
😂 We had talked to hikers before on the Appalachian Trail and they're all pretty friendly. I'm sure it could definitely freak some people out but we hope it didn't! Haha!
@@PSAdventures I'm sure it didn't. I watch to many "into the woods" movies! 🤣🤣🤣
This place is really awesome I live close to the Gods. I hope yall had fun but be careful they are dangerous too and I had a family member that passed away from falling off the camel rock
Oh wow! We're so sorry to hear that Jordon. It's always a little nerve racking being close to the edge. You live in a beautiful area! Thank you for your concern and thanks for watching! 💓
@@PSAdventures Thank you and you're welcome I love the videos keep up the good content
😍😍😍😍😍😍 you are inspiring!!!!
Thank you so much for the love! It's hard not to feel inspired when we're seeing such beauty right in front of us. So glad you're enjoying! ❤️
going here this yr
Awesome Sarah! We hope you enjoy it!! 😊
Hi Paul & Sarah, glad to see you back on the road with your van. We never been to Illinois. Awesome place, the rock formation and the texture are incredible. "Prehistoric bees" lol For 10$ it's indeed a pretty good deal. What type of sneakers do you wear Sarah? (by the way, you should put an affiliate link😉). Oh the cave looks cool too, can't wait to see that!
Anne & Eric
It's so great to hear from you Curieux Nomades! Sarah's hiking shoes are Merrells. The closest models would be these: amzn.to/39o4AWN That cave was so cool! We've been finding some pretty amazing places while in Illinois. Very unexpected. Thanks so much for watching!
@@PSAdventures Thanks for the link, Anne will check that.
this was so fun! i wanna make my videos a little more like this so thanks for the inspiration!
It's hard not to be inspired when you're around such beautiful landscapes. Thanks for the comment!
You should visit Elephant State Park in Missouri
Thanks for the suggestion! We might be in that area sometime in the future so we'll have to check it out. Those rocks look very similar to Garden of the Gods but even bigger. Thanks for watching!
Looks amazing!! Please do some Florida traveling to give me some ideas!! Enjoy your trip!
Definitely Liesa! Since we're based in Central Florida there's SO MUCH to explore in this state. Every time we find something unique it feels like we've barely scratched the surface. Thanks for watching! 💓
Thank you guys for inspiration!! We are from St.Augustine and love hiking! Gonna borrow a few ideas from you! Thanks 🙏🏻🤩
That's so awesome! You guys aren't too far away from us. We're so happy you're enjoying! It's nice having our tropical Florida scenery but then also escaping to the mountains. Thanks for watching!
The big bee is only because of the wood used for the walk way. Don’t fear the bees 🐝!! Their doing their bee thing.
Definitely! We love bees and love to see them everywhere. They do seem attracted to Sarah wherever we go! 😂🐝
That’s a carpenter bee, we have lots of those around wood , they won’t bite .
Wow! That's what those were. They had to have been the biggest bees we've EVER seen. Very cool! 🐝😮
Really nice video guys. Really enjoyed
Hey there! Thanks so much! We're so happy you enjoyed this adventure. 🥰
I wish A happy Time 🙏with your grandfather and your 🐕
Thank you so much! Having that time with grandpa is so special and watching over the little dog was so fun! Thanks for watching! ❤️
Garden of the Gods, Cave-in-Rock (Illinois/Kentucky in Ohio River) and Mississippi River (Illinois is Southern Hills and Missouri Ozarks Mtn.) Alto Pass, IL Southern Hills, big mushrooms, peaches, strawberries, corn, grapes, 6 or 8 big lake's.. winery's in Southern hills ...IL 13 highway West, East...South Illinois state line - Missouri and Kentucky .... horses (Harrisburg, IL ...IL 13 / US 45).... Carbondale, IL is Southern Illinois University, Cape Girardeau, MO - 'Rose City', Southeast MO University, more, more fun!
Wow! Thank you so much for all of the suggestions! We'll have to add these to our growing list of places we're excited to visit. That's awesome!
Under pressure and salt water, things turn to rock pretty fast.
I wonder what this was 7500 years ago?
Right?! These rock formations are so interesting, and they're a bit everywhere in the US, which really does make you wonder what it looked like so many years ago!
Such a great video. I'm lucky enough to only live a couple hours from there and love to visit that area. The bee you guys seen looked like a cicada killer and is actually a wasp although very big there sting is less painful than a honey bee. Be safe you guys and enjoy.
We're so happy you enjoyed it! You live in a beautiful area. If we were around there, we'd be camping there all the time. Thanks for the info on the wasp! That thing was HUGE. 😮🐝
@@PSAdventures Those things are very big but harmless and not aggressive at all.
Just saw the house boat b and b. And bugs..
The cure for bugs out side, flys, nats, mosquitoes, ect ect, are these 12 dollar, clip on
Sonic bug repeller. There small , little speaker,
Pan battery. People can not here them, only bugs. One of them makes a sound ring around you 8 feet out. Yes I own some. I put it in a table outside, chill out, no bugs, flying around.
We've never tried the sonic bug repellants yet but if we're in a buggy area again we might have to give it a try. Thanks so much for the suggestion!! 😊
Those are wood bees
Thanks for letting us know. It was so crazy to see such large bees. They were unbelievable! 😮
I live here so now you know why some of us never leave SI
It's a beautiful place! We have a lot of happy memories in that area. Such a unique part of Illinois! 💓
Do they have a shower/toilet for the campers?
Hi! That's a great question. There were no showers, but there were outhouse bathrooms. They were pretty basic though, pretty much a hole in the ground. We appreciate you reaching out, and your comment inspired us to make sure to capture the campground facilities in our latest videos. Thank you!
Hi paul & Sarah, Do we get AT & T network signals over there.
Thanks for the question! We're not really sure on that one. The signal was a little weak in that area since it was fairly remote. You might have to look at the coverage map just in case!
any bears in that area ?
Thanks so much for your question! Yes there are reported to be bears in the Shawnee National Forest. We didn't see any but there's apparently a very healthy black bear population there. We always take precautions about food etc just in case.
I grew up here, I miss this place.
Wow, awesome! Did you used to visit the Garden of the Gods often?
@@PSAdventures quite often, it's one of my favorite places. I unfortunately haven't been back in years.
Southern Illinois is full of decent hiking, nothing like northern/central IL.
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll have to keep that in mind when we're back in the area. It was beautiful when we visited! It's surprising finding some of the rock formations in what we thought was only a flat state!
Hey y’all! We were told to check your channel out by @adventureswithjerrod and love your content! We just subbed! Hope to see y’all on the road 😊
It's nice to meet you! Jerrod is a great guy. He actually mentioned you guys also when we met him while camping. Definitely, would be great to run into each other sometime. We're happy you found us! 😊