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
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...
Black Mesa State Park – Oklahoma’s Highest Point
Black Mesa State Park is a nature preserve in the tip of the panhandle of Oklahoma that features a 9 mile round trip hike to the state's highest point at 4,973 feet. Black Mesa comes by the name naturally, as it is capped by a large, black lava layer that appears to...
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...
Smithville Lake Mountain Bike Trails Ride – Missouri
Smithville Lake is a 7,200 acre lake with 175 miles of shoreline, just 20 minutes North of Kansas City, Missouri. Smithville Lake also has 25 miles of hiking/biking trails, 11 miles of mountain bike trails, 2 swim beaches, 777 campsites, 2 full service marinas...
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...
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Sightseeing Posts
Sprawling urban wildlife refuge – Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,000-acre expanse of short and mixed grass prairie that is home to more than 330 species of wildlife, including bald eagles, bison, black-footed ferrets, deer, coyotes, burrowing owls, and prairie dogs. The...
Nice nature walk in Aurora CO – Bluff Lake Park
Bluff Lake Park is an urban oasis with a short walking trail around a scenic lake just South of I-70 in Aurora, CO. The entry to the park is located at 11255 E M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Denver, CO 80239, and includes a small parking lot, rest rooms, and visitor center. Bluff...
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...
Cool hike in St Louis, MO–Cliff Cave County Park
Cliff Cave County Park is a 525-acre public park located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is named after Cliff Cave, a natural cave located in the park that is a historical and archaeologic site. The park contains woodlands, wetlands, and rocky hillsides and has very nice...
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...
Surprising Nature Hike in St Petersburg, FL
Our recent visit to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve was both a great surprise and a welcome find. Boyd Hill was the St Petersburg Park Superintendent who had the vision for this amazing park, back in 1958. Combined from several pieces of land, Boyd Hill is now nearly 300...
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...
Hike to Prophet Elias Monastery – Hydra, Greece
Prophet Elias Monastery is located approximately 2.5 miles and almost 1,700 vertical feet above the harbor on the island of Hydra in Greece. The hike is a strong intermediate hike with a significant amount of climbing, but mostly on stone stairs and paths that are...