Travel, Explore, and Capture--Activities
Explore Constantly follows while I travel, explore, and capture hiking, biking, skiing, sightseeing, photography activities and locations. Below are some posts from recent locations I've explored. You can also click here to see the map of all the locations.
United States Locations
Olympic Peninsula Guide – Washington
The Olympic Peninsula is the northwest corner of Washington State — a roughly circular block of land bounded by the Pacific on the west, the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the north, and Hood Canal on the east, with Olympic National Park occupying close to a million acres...
Rocky Brook and Murhut Falls – Hood Canal – Washington
Rocky Brook Falls and Murhut Falls are two short waterfall hikes on the Hood Canal side of the Olympic Peninsula, about twelve miles apart on Highway 101 near Brinnon, Washington. Together they make a comfortable morning — a little over three miles of walking for two...
Salt Creek Recreation Area – Port Angeles – Washington
Salt Creek Recreation Area is a 196-acre (79 ha) county park on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Port Angeles, Washington, and just north of Olympic National Park. It holds some of the best tidepools on the West Coast, a set of World War II...
Mount Spokane State Park – Spokane – Washington
Mount Spokane State Park is a 12,444-acre park in the Selkirk Mountains about 30 miles northeast of Spokane, Washington, with 100 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails and panoramic views from the 5,883-foot (1,793 m) summit. It is the largest state park in...
Olympic National Park – Hurricane Ridge & Sol Duc – WA
Olympic National Park covers nearly a million acres on Washington's Olympic Peninsula and holds three distinct ecosystems inside one boundary — glaciated peaks, temperate rainforest, and 73 miles of wild Pacific coastline. It's big enough that no one visits all of it,...
California Redwoods Guide – Highway 101 – California
The coast California redwoods parks of Northern California run about 150 miles (240 km) along Highway 101, from Crescent City near the Oregon border south to Garberville. This guide covers that whole corridor: the four parks of Redwood National and State Parks in the...
Lost Coast Scenic Drive – Mattole Road – California
The Lost Coast Scenic Drive runs from the Victorian town of Ferndale south along Mattole Road — locally known as the Wildcat — to the ocean at Cape Mendocino, then inland through Honeydew and the Mattole River valley to Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Allow about four...
Madaket Harbor Cruise – Humboldt Bay – California
The M.V. Madaket is a 1910 passenger ferry that runs narrated cruises on Humboldt Bay from the foot of C Street in Old Town Eureka, California. It is the oldest passenger vessel in continuous service in the United States, and it carries what is reportedly the smallest...
Tall Trees Grove – Redwood National Park – California
The Tall Trees Grove Trail is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) round trip hike to an alluvial flat along Redwood Creek in Redwood National Park, where the soil, water, and shelter combine to grow coast redwoods that exceed 350 feet (107 m). The National Park Service rates it...
Lady Bird Johnson Grove – Redwood NP – California
The Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) loop through old-growth coast redwood in Redwood National Park, about ten minutes north of Orick, California. The National Park Service allows 45 to 60 minutes for it, the grade is gentle throughout, and it's...
International Locations
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...
Mijas, Spain – Beautiful views from historic white village
Mijas, Spain is one of the most picturesque pueblos blanco (white villages), located on a hillside overlooking the coast between Malaga and Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol. The Andalusian region of Spain is famous for it's pueblos blancos, beautiful white villages...
One Day Tour of Tangier, Morocco
Tangier is a key port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is located on a bay on the Straits of Gibraltar, only 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain. Tangier was estimated at 1.3 million people in the 2024 census, making it the second largest city in...
Sierra Nevada Ski Area – Spain
We recently spent several days snow skiing at Spain's Sierra Nevada ski area. What an incredible experience! There are at least five reasons we think Sierra Nevada is one of the ski world's best kept secrets, and wouldn't be surprised to see it experience huge growth...