BillG
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- Joined
- Apr 17, 2016
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I'm new to this forum, but spent much of my youth in the backcountry. Recently retired, I hope to be able to spend more time outdoors. I'm finding out that I have less free time now than I did when I was working. I've been in central Illinois since the late seventies, but my outdoor activities have always been elsewhere, canoeing and ridgerunning in Missouri, the Red River Gorge and Big South Fork in Kentucky and Tennessee and, of course, the Smokies. I'm finding these areas a bit too popular, so I've been looking to the West. I've done some superficial exploring out West and find that the area that I am really drawn to is the Wind River Range. I hope to get back there soon, but it may not be this year. I'm in reasonably good health, but my wife has MS and can't walk any distance. This limits my opportunities if I'm traveling with her. Worthen Meadows looks like a place that we could both visit and a starting point for some day hikes for me. In the meantime, I'll be looking for opportunities near home.