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.
Hiking Posts
Rail Trails – Banks-Vernonia State Trail
Banks-Vernonia State Trail is a 21 mile easy-grade, linear rail trail from Banks, Oregon to Vernonia, Oregon. The Banks-Vernonia State Trail is the first rail trail in Oregon, and repurposes a route that was once used to haul lumber from old-growth forests to...
Unbelievable natural scenery – Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park, located near Tropic, Utah, is home to the world's largest grouping of hoodoos. Hoodoos are the distinctive rock formations found throughout Bryce Canyon. The hoodoos are are pillars of sandstone and other fine-grained sedimentary rock...
Incredible outdoor adventures – Zion National Park, Utah
Zion National Park is Utah's first national park. It was granted national park status in 1919, after starting out as Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. “Mukuntuweap” is the Paiute Indian word for “straight canyon” or “straight river” . The main focus of Zion...
Amazing scenery and Northern Lights – Winter trip to Fairbanks, AK
October proved to be a great time to visit Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks is located approximately 350 miles North of Anchorage and 500 miles South of Prudhoe Bay, on the Northern Coast of Alaska. Fairbanks is also located approximately 200 road miles (140 air miles)...
Amazing trip to the Scottish Isles – Scotland Bike and Schooner
We've done four bike and barge trips now, and they just keep getting better and better! If you aren't familiar, bike and barges are trips where you live on a boat for the duration of trip but then the boat takes you to several different locations for you to bicycle...
Scotland Bike and Barge Day 2 – Crinan to Island of Jura
Our second day of biking was a short circular ride from Crinan to several fascinating historical sites on the peninsula North of Crinan. We started out down the canal path and quickly passes the first of several locks we'd see along the canal. We were lucky enough to...
Scotland Bike and Barge Day 1 – Oban to Toberonochy
This was the first full day of our bike and barge trip to the Islays of Scotland, after a terrible travel experience the day prior. We had a nice combination of bikes provided by the tour company, I think it was about a 60/40 ratio of e-bikes to conventional bikes. We...
Steep Hike to Scenic Overlook – Seneca Rocks, WV
Seneca Rocks are a very recognizable formation that juts more than 900 feet above the North Fork River in the Monongahela National Forest. There is a very nice visitor center at the base of the rocks that features a gift shop, rest rooms, and viewing deck. The hike to...
Hiking on West Virginia’s Highest Peak – Spruce Knob
Spruce Knob is West Virginia's highest peak at 4,863 ft. The access road to the trail is a long and winding 9-10 mile journey from the nearest major road, but is paved and well marked throughout. The peak is capped with a small viewing tower and surrounded by the 1/2...
Alligators Up Close and Personal – Shark Valley Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, FL
Shark Valley is one of the three main entrances and visitors centers for Everglades National Park. The Shark Valley entrance is located 30 miles west of Miami off the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Highway 41), and is in the very heart of the Everglades freshwater marsh. The...
Biking Posts
Great Denver Greenway Trail – South Platte River Trail
The South Platte River Trail is a 26+ mile trail that winds South through Denver from Brighton to Englewood. The trail follows the Platte River through Denver's urban landscape, including several industrial portions, and visits the trendy River North Art (RiNo) and...
Short trail to great area — Gulfport Spur
Gulfport Spur is a fun short addition to the Pinellas Trail, and amazingly is one of 30 side trails off of the main trail. You can see the list and locations on the Pinellas Country Trails Network map. The Gulfport Spur heads South from the Pinellas Trail just before...
Pinellas Bayway Trail to Fort DeSoto St Petersburg Florida
The Pinellas Bayway Trail is relatively short trail at a little less than four miles, but is a great connector between the bike lanes through the St Petersburg barrier islands, Fort DeSoto State Park, and the Skyway Bridge Trail. The Bayway trail is pretty straight...
Beautiful Bike Rides–Katy Trail, Missouri
The Katy Trail is country's longest developed recreational rail trail. The Katy Trail runs 240 miles (390 km), largely along the northern bank of the Missouri River, in the right-of-way of the former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. The trail is open year-round from...
Skyway Trail St Petersburg, Florida
The Skyway Trail is a 7.8 mile trail that links the Pinellas Trail and the Bayway Trail in St Petersburg, FL and ends up under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on the Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. The Skyway Trail is a great side trail that's been added to the Pinellas...
Amazing Bike and Boat Tour of the Greek Isles
We recently went on an almost unbelievable bike and boat tour of the Greek Islands. The tour was on a motor-yacht called the Panagiota. The Panagiota is a 75 foot (23 meter), two masted motor yacht with a large common dining area, and ten cabins able to house 20...
Tour of Athens by Ebike
After several days of sightseeing in and around Athens, we found the absolute most fun and engaging way to see the city was by Ebike (electrically assisted) tour. We booked a three hour Morning EBike tour through Athens by Bike, 16 Athanasiou Diakou str., Athens 117...
Beautiful Mountains in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is one of the most iconic of the U.S. National Parks, and has amazing mountain views in almost every foot of the 310,000 acres. Grand Teton has an awesome variety of forest, lake, and river habitats that are home to an equally large variety...
Great Mountain Biking at Angel Fire Bike Park, New Mexico
Angel Fire Bike Park, New Mexico features more than 2,000 vertical feet of runs, 60 miles of lift-served trails, and is suited to mountain bikers of all skill levels. Angel Fire Bike Park is the largest mountain bike park in the Rocky Mountains and has been voted Best...
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...
Skiing Posts
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Sightseeing Posts
10 Amazing Photo Spots in Torres del Paine – Patagonia – Chile
Torres del Paine National Park in the Chile portion of Patagonia is one of the most amazing places I've ever visited and photographed. The park is an incredible combination of sweeping plains, abundant lakes and rivers, rough and gnarled trees and undergrowth, and...
Angkor Thom – Cambodia
Angkor Thom is the center of the Angkor temple area in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Angkor Thom translates into the “Great City”, and is the name of the huge capital complex build by King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century. Angkor Thom was the longest-lasting...
Angkor Wat Temple – Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a huge, 12th century, temple complex located in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious structure, covering more than 400 acres (nearly 2 sq km) and containing more than 1,000 buildings. Angkor Wat means "Temple City" or...
Marina Bay Sands Skypark Observation Deck – Singapore
The Marina Bay Sands Skypark Observation Deck is located on the 57th floor of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore. The hotel was inspired by a house of cards, with three towers slightly slanted, resembling cards leaning against each other. The SkyPark, a rooftop...
Gardens by the Bay – Singapore
Gardens by the Bay is a 60 acre (105 hectares) outdoor park in central Singapore, near the Marina Reservoir. It has several interesting botanical attractions to visit, including the Supertree Grove, two large, air conditioned conservatories, and more than 200 outdoor...
Gedong Songo Temples – Semarang – Indonesia
Gedong Songo is a complex of nine Hindu temples on top of green, forested hill tops located at the foot of Mount Ungaran, above the city of Semarang in Indonesia. The complex is formally known as Candi (temple) Gedong Songo, which in English roughly means Nine Big...
Pink Beach – Lombok – Indonesia
Pink Beach (Pantai Pink) is located on the Tanjung Ringgit penisula on Lombok Island, about a 2 hour drive from the cruise port or Mataram city. Pink Beach in Lombok is one of ten beaches in the world that are pink, and Indonesia is home to two – with the other found...
Komodo National Park – Indonesia
Komodo National Park in Indonesia is a UNESCO listed park of 700 sq miles (1,817 sq km) in total area, primarily on the islands of Komodo, Rinca, and Padar. The park was established in 1980, initially to conserve the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) and its...
Antelope Island State Park – Salt Lake City – Utah
Antelope Island State Park is a Utah State Park on an island 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. Antelope Island is more than 28,000 acres (11,340 ha) of rolling fields and hills, and is 15 miles (24 km) long and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) wide. The island is accessed by a...
Blackbutt Nature Reserve – Newcastle Australia
Blackbutt Nature Reserve is a 450 acre (182-hectare) former coal mine near Newcastle, Australia that's been re-imagined into a scenic park with walking trails and native animal species in natural enclosures. Blackbutt was named for the Eucalyptus pilularis tree, one...