Very effective video! Well edited. States like Illinois that aren't known for mountains often have unique places like this with vertical relief provided by eroded canyons and rock towers. Cool place!
@IslandLaker
2 жыл бұрын
Starved Rock is great during the winter season
@markuse3472
4 ай бұрын
1. If you love waterfalls, Spring is the best time to visit Starved Rock. 2. I prefer Mississippi Palisades and Shawnee National Forest over SR, even though I love SR (SR is the most visited due to its central location in Illinois). However, there are other places that if they were central to Illinois, like some lake parks, Pere Marquette, and the ones mentioned above, would likely draw many more people. Illinois has many amazing places, even the smaller "hidden" ones.
@originals76
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like you had a great time. I grew around the Oglesby area just a stones throw away and know these parks inside out. My comment today is to suggest you make another trip down with the intentions of visiting St louis canyon first and then drive a few miles away to Mathiesen park Lake area(starting point). walk down into the depths of the Dells on one side of the canyon and back up the otherside. The park is a treasure. All the best!
@user-qc7hr4my7r
Жыл бұрын
Heading there possibly this weekend from NW Indiana. If you’re looking to do some hiking that might be a little farther but with similar terrain then check out Turkey Run and Shades state parks in Indiana. They’re close to each other and are considered our best parks.
@Bigodog88travels
3 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Starved Rock is an amazing beautiful place. Some awesome waterfalls. I personally think it's overrated though. You should check out it's sister park, Matthiessen State Park. St. Louis Canyon has unique history. My favorite place to go is Shawnee National Forest down in Southern Illinois. It's a 4 hour drive for me from Central Illinois, but it's always worth it. I believe it's 5 hours from Chicago. Shawnee will make you forget that you are in Illinois. Shawnee has the most beautiful places in Illinois. Yes, Pack it in pack it out, one thing I enforce with anyone who goes with me.
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
I will definitely check out those other parks - they sound great! Thanks for the suggestions, and thanks for watching :)
@johnpelszynski6646
Жыл бұрын
I am from Utica. Three woman were murdered in the park back in the day. They were from Chicago. Look it up on KZitem. I live in Ormond Beach FL now and i kind of miss LaSalle, ILLINOIS.
@wanderwithshuang
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the information! This is very helpful. We are going to Starved Rock with our dogs tomorrow. Hopefully, it goes well.
@edwardmiller6353
3 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO! We need to look up this park soon! Noticed the signs on I-80 but had no idea it was beautiful.
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely worth checking out if you're nearby! Lots of easy trails makes it a great day trip :) Thanks for watching!
@davidjaap2130
Жыл бұрын
Nice vid ladies. Been going there since early 70s. Sorry the waterfalls were kinda slow or dry. We used to stand under waterfalls, it was great!!!. As I tell MY friends if they go there, 'Take only pictures, leave only footprints'. Someone else mentioned Mathiesson St. Park, definitely go there too. Only 15 minutes down the road. They used to rent cross country skis there in the winter, not sure about now. Beautiful park tho. There's at least 1 water fall there too. Best to go after a few days after it rains up north. Glad you enjoyed the park. Should try the lodges outdoor grill too. Good food with a beer after a long hike hits the spot. Utica & Ottawa are both cool towns to visit in warmer months. Enjoy.🙏🇺🇸🍻
@kofuzi
3 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful and fun. Thanks!
@ChasingChey
2 жыл бұрын
Yay! Thanks for watching :)
@frankcarey9567
2 жыл бұрын
Mountain Dew is the nectar of the Gods.!
@johnames6430
2 жыл бұрын
no it's so you have a bottle to pee in
@user-ss8if1dm2s
3 жыл бұрын
We were over there last year, was nice.
@JohnSmith-ty1vn
Жыл бұрын
Billygoats love their dew and pepsi 🤣
@evepribel9307
3 жыл бұрын
Love it! Especially love the bloopers at the end of each post! 😂
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
The bloopers are always my favorite, too 🤪
@silverpalmz6024
2 жыл бұрын
Thank u for the video,... I like, i subscribed
@thefifthdementia5231
2 жыл бұрын
So glad my family visited the park in the 60s when everything was more rustic. To get to the top of Starved Rock we climbed a long, narrow trail of steps cut into the dirt and reinforced with wood or stone slats. Hand rails helped, but at the top of the rock there were no railings at all. You could wander right to the edge. We grew up in a culture that taught us that if we did something stupid like die falling off a rock we would get in big trouble, so we stayed away from the edge.
@johnames6430
2 жыл бұрын
those days are gone, the parents are absent and have nothing to teach the kids about right and wrong because they have no moral compass themselves
@d.l.l.6578
3 жыл бұрын
Shawnee National Forest has a lot of massive rock formations and caves you would not expect in Southern Illinois.
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Shawnee National Forest is definitely on my list of places to visit, I hear it's beautiful 😊
@samvolumeking3060
Жыл бұрын
Was a long walk there ?
@steve5976
Жыл бұрын
I’m watching a documentary of famous murders in this park , seems like a scary place , I would definitely carry a gun in any park from what we have learned from history as humans just can’t seem to do it !!!
@MrsBridgette2012
Жыл бұрын
I have also read about many people being murdered while watching tv in their living rooms or out in their gardens. If it’s your time to go, there’s nothing you can do about it. That’s just how our lives are planned out.
@Imbertocruz
3 жыл бұрын
Are dogs allowed ????
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, as long as they're on a leash :)
@Mujahedkhan989
3 жыл бұрын
It’s America we love our sodas come on now.
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
Haha truer words have never been spoken 🤪
@marktalbott3835
2 жыл бұрын
It's a beautiful Park but if you head down into the canyons along the creek please bring a trash bag because you will find an astonishing and angering amount of garbage that the locals throw around there
@davidjaap2130
Жыл бұрын
@marktalbott...why do you accuse the locals? They are the ones who try to keep it nice for you & me& everyone else. Would you dump trash in YOUR own backyard?🙏
@jimgoebel5348
3 жыл бұрын
Going off trail, rock climbing, and going in the water is illegal here.
@d.l.l.6578
3 жыл бұрын
No water in the canyon is not cool. Not cool at all. It means not enough water is flowing where it is supposed to and that can mean drought. No farmer would say that is cool.
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
Yikes! I didn't think of it that way. Thanks for sharing that insight!
@mikemontgomery8407
3 жыл бұрын
You guys are liberal as F aren't you. Nice video ✍️
@beeorganic
2 жыл бұрын
Which means they're from the Chicago burbs a/k/a Pritzkerville.
@georgesimon1760
Жыл бұрын
@@beeorganic no, they said they were from Chicago
@beeorganic
2 жыл бұрын
And the purpose of stating "This video was filmed prior to the covid-19 pandemic"? None.
@davidjaap2130
Жыл бұрын
@beeorganic... Nobody was wearing a mask.🙏
@enriqueroman62
3 жыл бұрын
So many people, thank you but no thank you. I go out of my crowded town for peace and quiet, the least I want to see in a State or National Park is.......P. E. O. P. L. E. !
@ChasingChey
3 жыл бұрын
It was definitely crowded, I guess that's the pro AND con of it being so close to a major city! I would still say it's worth a visit, maybe shoot for a weekday when it won't be so busy. Thanks for watching 😊
@cire80
3 жыл бұрын
😆😆
@georgesimon1760
Жыл бұрын
Go there on a weekday - or get there early. I get there by 8 am or a little before and there's hardly anyone there, even on a Saturday (and that's in the summer). I go out and come back and maybe it starts getting crowded by the time I get most of the way back to the parking lot. Also, going in the fall is nice with the leaves changing colors (and no mosquitoes) or winter right after a snowfall.
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