Travel, Explore, and Capture--Activities
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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...
Hike on Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell (elevation 6,684 feet) is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Because of the altitude, many of the plants and animals are like those native to alpine environments of Canada. Because of it's height and location, Mount Mitchell makes a great...
Winter Visit to America’s First 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...
Sundermeier RV Park – St Charles, Missouri
Third stop on our quick trip across the Midwest was at Sundermeier RV Park, a large and well outfitted park located on the Missouri River in St Charles, MO which is just West of St Louis across the river. St Charles turns out to be notable for several things. Most...
Hike and nature viewing at Circle B Bar Reserve
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, Dunedin, FL
Honeymoon Island is a great place to see lots of Florida wildlife, and offers a lot of great outdoor activities. Honeymoon Island has a very interesting beach, which features some of the best shelling in the Tampa Bay area. It's also a good place for swimming,...
Bird Photography at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
This place was a huge surprise on a freezing December day. Riverlands is located on the Mississippi River, just outside of St Louis on the Missouri side of the river. We visited to check on a report in the newspaper that a young Snowy Owl was spending some time on...
Great Hike in Harper’s Ferry, WV — Overlook Cliffs
This hike climbed more than 1,000 feet through the forest of Elk Ridge, to a rock outcropping overlooking Harper's Ferry, WV. Overlook Cliffs are a part of the Maryland Heights Loop trail in Maryland, and the view includes the wilds of Virginia across the river. I...
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Bozeman Hike – Pine Creek Trail
Pine Creek Falls Trail is a very busy and popular short hike to a beautiful waterfall. The Pine Creek trailhead is on the east side of Paradise Valley about ten miles south of Livingston, MT, an approximately 40 minute drive from Bozeman along I-90. The Pine Creek...
Bozeman Hike – Drinking Horse Mountain Trail
Drinking Horse Mountain Trail is a great shorter hike that's near Bozeman, but offers really awesome panoramic views at the top. The trail is a 3.5 mile loop composed of a figure eight that climbs over 700 feet from Bridger Creek at the bottom to the 5,522 foot summit...
Bozeman Hike – Middle Cottonwood Creek Trail
Middle Cottonwood Creek Trail is a moderate hike of about six miles out and back that follows the path of Cottonwood Creek for nearly the entire trail. This provides great views of various waterfalls, cascades, and pools, as well as several easy creek crossings. At...
Beautiful Mountains in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton 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 of animal...
Incredible Vistas in Canyonland National Park
Canyonland National Park is a very interesting national park, only 40 minutes Southwest of Moab, UT. Canyonlands is divided into four districts, which although close by geographically, require two to six hours by car between each. The closest district to Moab is...
Amazing Sights in Arches National Park
Arches National Park is just north of Moab in the state of Utah. Arches is home to more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, and so much amazing landscape it's difficult to take in! We visited in June, because we were nearby in Colorado. But, would advise visiting in...
Cliff Palace Tour – Mesa Verde
Our second (and favorite) tour of the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings was the Cliff Palace Tour. This one didn't have the 32 foot ladder or sketchy path down that the Balcony House did. But, Cliff Palace is a much larger and more visually impressive example of a cliff...
Balcony House Hike – Mesa Verde
Balcony House is one of the great Ranger-led tours available at Mesa Verde National Park. Balcony House is an interesting example of a medium sized cliff dwelling with well-preserved rooms, kivas, and plazas that are all viewable by the public. The Park Service calls...
Great Brewery in Historic Building
Comanche Creek Brewing Company is a great little family-owned microbrewery approximately 2 miles outside Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The brewery is located in a 1940s era cabin that was formerly the blacksmith's workshop for the family ranch which has been operating there...
Great Mountain Biking at Angel Fire Bike Park, NM
Angel Fire Bike Park is the largest Bike Park in the Rocky Mountains and has been voted Best in the Southwest by MTBparks.com 4 years in a row. It features more than 2,000 vertical feet of runs, 60 miles of lift-served trails, and is suited to mountain bikers of all...