Travel, Explore, and Capture--Activities
Explore Constantly follows me while I travel, explore, and capture hiking, biking, skiing, sightseeing, photography activities. Below are some recent posts from each of these activity areas. You can also click here to see the map of places I've explored these activities.
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Sightseeing Posts
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas – US’s 2nd Largest Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas encompasses the second largest canyon system in the United States, it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km). The beautiful red rock and sandstone canyon is also much more accessible than it's...
Quick Visit to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, KS
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is 22,135 acres of rare inland salt marsh and sand prairie located in Southwest Kansas near the small town of Stafford. Quivira was established in 1955 to protect vital habitat along the Central Flyway for migratory wildfowl. Quivira's...
Mijas, Spain – Beautiful views from historic white village
Mijas, Spain is one of the most picturesque pueblos blanco (white villages), located on a hillside overlooking the coast between Malaga and Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol. The Andalusian region of Spain is famous for it's pueblos blancos, beautiful white villages...
One Day Tour of Tangier, Morocco
Tangier is a key port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is located on a bay on the Straits of Gibraltar, only 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain. Tangier was estimated at 1.3 million people in the 2024 census, making it the second largest city in...
Hike on Mount Mitchell, NC
Mount Mitchell (elevation 6,684 feet) is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. The trail to the top is a challenging hike of a little more than 11 miles round trip, with nearly 4,000 feet of vertical gain. The trail is rough and rocky in sections, and can...
Winter Visit to Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park, established by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. Also one of the countries largest National Parks, it covers nearly 3500 acres in Wyoming (96%), Montana (3%), and Idaho (1%). We've visited the park several...
Hiking and nature viewing at Circle B Bar Reserve – Lakeland FL
Circle B Bar Reserve is an interesting nature reserve of almost 1400 acres, located in Central Florida near Lakeland FL. This makes it an easy day trip from either Orlando or Tampa. Circle B Bar is called that because it was formerly a working cattle ranch, but now...
Nature Walk at Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
Honeymoon Island State Park is a 385 acre barrier island across St. Joseph Sound from Dunedin, FL. Honeymoon Island has more than four miles of beach to explore along with a three-mile trail through one of the last remaining virgin slash pine forests. Honeymoon Island...
Bird Photography at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
The Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 3,700 acre Army Corps of Engineers project, which offers prime prairie, wetland, and lowland forest habitats for both resident and migratory birds. The Riverlands is located at the heart of the Mississippi River Flyway and...
Visit to Butterfly World, Coconut Creek FL
During our Fort Lauderdale FL trip, we spent a few hours checking out Butterfly World in Coconut Creek. It was a less than 30 minute drive from our hotel in Coconut Creek, and close to the area where we planned to spend the afternoon. Butterfly World looked like a...