Exploring Illinois top parks: Garden of the Gods and Starved Rock State Park

#StarvedRock #HikeIllinois Join us as we hike two of Illinois most popular parks. At Starved Rock State Park, you can hike to one of 14 seasonal waterfalls, climb in and out of canyons, and enjoy a walk along the river while you climb to scenic overlooks. An easy day trip from Chicago makes this one of Trip Advisors most popular parks in Illinois. Travel to the very southern portions of the state and you can hike at the Garden of the Gods recreational area. Here towering sandstone formations are part of the hikes and are known as the most photographed park in Illinois. We will show you the best hike to take to get in and around these rocks and as a bonus one of the easier trails in the park. ------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00 Start 1:15 Hiking at Starved Rock 2:42 French Canyon 4:40 Wildcat Canyon 5:37 River walk and Scenic Overlooks 7:13 Hiking at Garden of the Gods 12:09 Indian Point Trail 13:03 Bloopers ------------------------------------------------ Places we visit in this video: Starved Rock State Park: https://dnr.illinois.gov/parks/park.s... Garden of the Gods Recreation area: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawn... ------------------------------------------------ This channel is for entertainment purposes only. We are not travel experts. We will give you our honest opinions and tips on what has worked for us, but you should do your own research. _____________________________ About us: After we raised our kids - we started going on regular adventures to strengthen our marriage and to keep life interesting. We have decided to share our adventures on YouTube. We seek out adventures big and small. We enjoy visiting small towns, looking for quirky attraction, searching for vintage items, and talking to people who are passionate about their hobbies. We go on these adventures once a week. We hope they provide inspiration to go on a few LoveNester adventures of your own. Date your Spouse - it is the best way to stay connected. Subscribe to our channel for weekly adventure ideas. We love hearing from you - you can comment on the videos or reach us at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LoveNesters-... Instagram -   / lovenesters   E-mail - [email protected] YouTube - @LoveNesters Thanks for being here. You can check out some of our other adventures using the following link.    / lovenesters   We welcome you to the LoveNesters family. We look forward to hearing from you. Additional Royalty Free Music provided by tunetank.com