by Tony Davis | Jan 21, 2025 | Hiking, Iceland, Sightseeing
One of the highlights of my Iceland trip was the Thorsmork Super Jeep Tour. Þórsmörk (Thorsmork) is a nature reserve in the southern Icelandic highlands. It is one of Iceland’s most popular hiking destinations and an amazing location for photography and...
by Tony Davis | Jan 2, 2025 | Biking, Hiking, Maryland, Nature, Sightseeing, Washington D.C.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park Canal Trail isn’t really a rail trail, it started as a towpath along the canal. But, it’s so scenic and in such a great area that it had to make our list! The 184.5 mile long Chesapeake & Ohio...
by Tony Davis | Nov 26, 2024 | Biking, Boating, Kayaking, Nature, North Carolina
The US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte NC has 1,300 acres of protected land offering 40 miles of mountain bike and hiking trails; the world’s largest man made, recirculating whitewater river; a large ropes course and zip lines; and flat water access to the...
by Tony Davis | Jul 20, 2024 | California, Hiking, National Parks, Nature, Photography, Sightseeing, Wildlife
The Tall Trees Grove trail is a great, shorter hike near Orick, California with access to some amazing Redwoods. The Tall Trees Grove is in a valley around Redwood Creek, so the trees there are surrounded by 4-5 foot tall ferns and a variety of smaller trees. The...
by Tony Davis | Jul 12, 2024 | Hiking, Nature, Oregon, Sightseeing
We drove up the Columbia River Gorge to do some hiking and take photos of the amazing scenery. The Columbia River Gorge has the greatest concentration of high waterfalls in North America. We were able to visit three of them in a short day’s drive, and still had...
