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Hiking Posts
Scenic Drive – Spearfish Canyon MT
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway is a 22-mile drive through thousand-foot-high limestone palisades of three different types in shades of brown, pink and gray. The drive begins at Exit 10 or Exit 14 off Interstate 90 in Spearfish, MT or from the other direction at...
Amazing scenery on Needles Highway – Custer State Park SD
Needles Highway is one of the three scenic drives we visited in Custer State Park, SD and Black Hills National Park outside Rapid City, South Dakota. All three are part of the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway, named for the visionary senator and governer of South Dakota...
Picturesque mountain bike trail – Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park in Rapid City SD
Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park (HLMP) is a non-profit, privately-operated park, near historic downtown Rapid City. HLMP is home to more than 34 miles of world-class recreational trails on 300 acres of challenging Black Hills terrain The park offers trails for hikers,...
Sauk Rail Trail, Iowa
The Sauk is a 33 mile concrete and asphalt rails to trails trail that runs South from Lake View to Carroll in West Central Iowa. Lake View is located at the West end of Black Hawk Lake, a 957 acre natural lake that is the southernmost glacial lake in the United...
Awesome hike in Denver metro – William F. Hayden Park on Green Mountain
With more than 2,400 acres of open space, William Frederick Hayden Park on Green Mountain is the second largest park in Lakewood. The park features a challenging network of multi-use trails. The 6,800 ft. summit of Green Mountain Trail offers unique and stunning views...
Easy hike with scenic views – Bluff Regional Park
Bluff Regional Park is an easy hike on an easily accessed trail of just less than four miles in Littleton, CO. The 3.72 mile trail has an easy 200 feet of elevation change, but provides beautiful views of the Colorado Front Range, the Denver metro area, and local...
Amazing trail infrastructure – Denver Greenway Trails
Denver is home to an amazing amount of trails and parks, one outstanding example is the more than 170 miles of Denver Greenway Trails. Composed of numerous trails all over the Denver metro area, including the High Line Trail, South Platte River Trail, and Clear Creek...
Nature ride in the city – Bear Creek Trail
Bear Creek Trail is a 12.5 mile greenway trail from Denver to Morrison CO, just outside of Red Rocks Amphitheater. The trail starts at an intersection with the South Platte River Trail and the Mary Carter Greenway Trail near the Riverpoint at Sheridan Shopping Area in...
Fairly easy but picturesque hike – Rock Park in Castle Rock Colorado
Rock Park features 1.5 miles of rocky and somewhat steep trails that offer a loop around Castle Rock and panoramic views of downtown Castle Rock, the Interstate 25 corridor, Pikes Peak and the Front Range. Despite the climb and the rockiness of some sections, the...
Mount Falcon Park, Morrison CO
Mount Falcon is a very scenic county park in Morrison, Colorado that offers more than 12 miles of challenging hiking and multi-use trails in an over 2,000 acre park. Only the relatively short (1.7 miles) Turkey Trot trail is marked for hiking only, making Mount Falcon...
Biking Posts
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...
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...
Terrific Mountain Bike Ride in Dupont State Forest, NC
Dupont State Forest near Asheville, NC is an excellent place for mountain bike riding, with more than 70 miles (113 km) of mountain bike trails winding through lush woodlands. Dupont has 73 named trails on the map, and 57 (87%) of them are intermediate. Its an easy...
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Sightseeing Posts
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 7 – Edinburgh
On the 7th day we departed early from the ship and traveled by bus to our hotel in South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Queensferry is known for it's three bridges that all cross the Firth of Forth to North Queensferry. On the way into Queensferry, we...
Scotland Bike and Barge Day 6 – Tobermory to Glengorm Castle
Our last day on the bikes unfortunately started out as another wet one. Because of the weather forecast and steady morning rain, only about half of the riders made the revised ride to Glengorm Castle and back. The revised ride was only about 12 miles (19 km) round...
Scotland Bike and Barge Day 5 – Salen to Tobermory
Bike day 5 was our first rainy day of the trip. Because of the rain we waved off the side trip (10 miles round trip) to the brilliant white beach of Calgary Bay and continued directly back to Tobermory. The Flying Dutchman made the short trip in the morning to drop us...
Scotland Bike and Barge Day 4 – Mull Island: Duart Castle to Salen and to Tobermory
Our bike ride for the fourth day started with a drop off at the Inverlussa Mussel Farm in Loch Spelve on the Isle of Mull. The Mussel Farm was only one of the farming operations on the Loch with several other mussel and salmon farms apparent across the bay. This was...
Scotland Bike and Barge Day 3 – Isle of Jura to Isle of Mull
Our third biking day we cycled from the South end of Jura at Craighouse, nearly to the North end in Ardlussa, for a ride of 17 miles (27 km). The word, 'isolated' was made for Jura, it can only be reached by ferry. George Orwell, who stayed here while he wrote 1984,...
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...