Tag Archives: Daniel Boone National Forest

What is the STA Challenge? – 2026

Posted on January 1, 2026 by sdbowling

A quick look at the history of the STA Hiker Challenge as we prepare to start a new hike in 2026. Continue reading →

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What is the STA Challenge? – 2025

Posted on January 14, 2025 by sdbowling

A quick look at the history of the STA Hiker Challenge as we prepare to start a new hike in 2025. Continue reading →

Posted in Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiker Challenge, Hiking, Sheltowee National Recreation Trail | Tagged adventure, Big South Fork, Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiking, outdoors, Red River Gorge, Sheltowee Trace, Sheltowee Trace Challenge, Steve Barbour, Vern Orndorff | 1 Comment

What To See On Hike Seven- 2024

Posted on June 5, 2024 by sdbowling

A quick overview of the sites along the seventh section hike for the 2024 Sheltowee Trace Challenge- from Camp Wildcat Battlefield to the Highway 192 Trailhead. Continue reading →

Posted in Civil War, Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiker Challenge, Hiking, Sheltowee National Recreation Trail | Tagged 49er Diner, Camp Barbour, Cane Creek, Daniel Boone, Daniel Boone National Forest, Hawk Creek, Hazel Patch, Highway 192, Hiking, Pine Creek Church, Pounder Branch, Sheltowee Trace, Sheltowee Trace Challenge, Sinking Creek, Vanhook Falls, Wilderness Road | Leave a comment

Sheltowee Flowers for May

Posted on May 2, 2024 by sdbowling

Natural decorates our hikes this time of the year with a wide variety of wildflowers. Here is a look at a few you might encounter on the trail in May. Continue reading →

Posted in Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiker Challenge, Hiking, Sheltowee National Recreation Trail | Tagged Daniel Boone National Forest, Flowers, Horse Lick Creek, Jackson County, Rockcastle County, Rockcastle River | Leave a comment

What is the STA Challenge? – 2024

Posted on December 27, 2023 by sdbowling

A quick look at the history of the STA Hiker Challenge as we prepare to start a new hike in 2024. Continue reading →

Posted in Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiker Challenge, Hiking, Sheltowee National Recreation Trail | Tagged Big South Fork, Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiking, Red River Gorge, Sheltowee Trace, Sheltowee Trace Challenge, Steve Barbour, Vern Orndorff | Leave a comment

From Cumberland to Boone

Posted on April 11, 2022 by sdbowling

Celebrating Lyndon Johnson’s Executive Order renaming the Cumberland National Forest in honor of Daniel Boone in 1966. Continue reading →

Posted in Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiking, Sheltowee National Recreation Trail | Tagged Cumberland National Forest, Daniel Boone National Forest, Hiking, Land and Water Conservation Act, Lyndon Johnson, Wilderness Act of 1964 | Leave a comment