by Tony Davis | Mar 21, 2020 | Biking, Florida, Sightseeing
The Pinellas Bayway trail is relatively short trail at a little less than 4 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...
by Tony Davis | Mar 17, 2020 | Biking, Florida, Sightseeing
The Skyway Trail is a great extension that’s been added to the Pinellas Trail. The two trails connect in central St Petersburg just North of Childs Park, between 43rd Street S and 40th Street S. The Skyway Trail heads South through a somewhat confusing and...
by Tony Davis | Aug 4, 2019 | Florida, Hiking, Sightseeing
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...
by Tony Davis | Apr 17, 2019 | Florida, Hiking, Sightseeing
Weedon Island Preserve is a nicely maintained Pinellas county nature preserve, located just 5 miles North of downtown St Petersburg, FL. The preserve is more than 3,000 acres of Florida nature at its best; ranging from pine flatwoods, to tidal flats and mangrove...
by Tony Davis | Jan 5, 2018 | Florida, Hiking, Sightseeing
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...
by Tony Davis | Jan 2, 2018 | Florida, Hiking, Sightseeing
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,...
