Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al
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Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al
Northern Illinois camping: Rock Cut or Starved Rock?
Looks like it’s gonna be really cold.
Looks like it’s gonna be really cold.
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Rock Cut was nice IIRC, but nothing spectacular.lukethedrifter wrote:Northern Illinois camping: Rock Cut or Starved Rock?
Looks like it’s gonna be really cold.
I haven't been to Starved Rock, but hear it has unique features. I've steered clear - it sounds busy because of Chicagoans. So if it's going to be cold, good chance to see Starved Rock. It probably has a lodge to go warm up in
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Hungary Jack steered me to Starving Rock.
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Starved Rock is pretty heavily visited. I'd go another hour and half up to the driftless.
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I'm not a camper, but most people I know around here who are into that kind of stuff always rave about Starved Rock. I don't really hear anyone talk about Rock Cut. When I think of Rock Cut I think of field trips in grade school.lukethedrifter wrote:Northern Illinois camping: Rock Cut or Starved Rock?
Looks like it’s gonna be really cold.
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FYI, it is absolutely dumping snow here.
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Been to driftless region of Iowa. Beautiful.thrill wrote:Starved Rock is pretty heavily visited. I'd go another hour and half up to the driftless.
Jo Daviess County? Apple River Canyon?
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I still haven't gotten up there, I've just been researching for a fly fishing trip and it seems like Iowa is much more lax than Wisconsin for winter access.
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You can catch and release trout in Minnesota all winter, and they have fishing easements over a lot of the trout streams in the Driftless in SE MN.thrill wrote:I still haven't gotten up there, I've just been researching for a fly fishing trip and it seems like Iowa is much more lax than Wisconsin for winter access.
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/tro ... _maps.html