Adventure Travel – Nebraska
Travel into Nebraska and you will find peace and quiet, where you can stare at the stars and let your imagination run. Adventure into Nebraska and discover, the largest planted forest in the country that is well over a hundred years old. Visit Platte River Valley and view the Sand hill Cranes by the hundreds. Tanking down the river in a water tank and let your cares float away.
A peaceful float down the Platte River river starting at the Platte River landing will take you past rocky buttes, sand bars full of wildlife and past old stands of hickory and cottonwood trees.
Float down the river at about 5 miles per hour and just enjoy the views. Spend the night at one of the campsites at Platte River Landing or stay in North Bend the closest city in the area.
Discover Smith Falls State Park take a one mile hike to view Nebraska’s largest waterfall. Just one of the short scenic discoveries you will find along the Scenic Sandhill Highway. Your adventure here will take you to the end of the Niobrara River. This area has one of the most diverse ecological areas in Nebraska and is a favorite with the locals.
An adventure into Niobrara River State Park you will find campgrounds and cabins in the area. The lodge serves up buffalo burgers with views of the river. Spend the day and take a horse ride along the trail or hike through the area and discover the wild birds along the way.
Traveling across Nebraska traveling along the Sandhill Scenic Highway it will remind you of the wave of the ocean in green. The grasslands here protect the dunes and provide habitat for wildlife and fowl.
Stopping along the way and catching the way the wind gives the sea of grass motion will give you a feeling of times gone by.
If you are a history buff I recommend the Lewis and Clark Scenic Byway for eighty seven miles you will travel through historic Nebraska and discover what Lewis and Clark viewed as they searched for the Pacific Ocean.
Where ever your adventure travel takes you in Nebraska you will be pleasantly surprised and enjoy a unique experience.
Adventure Travel – South Carolina
Adventures – South Carolina
If you seek a travel adventure in South Carolina you can find it. Looking for some peace and quiet you can travel in a canoe down one of the rivers, hike a trail, take a scenic drive and find that peace. Want to swim in the surf and wriggle your toes in the sand? South Carolina has everything a person with a little time and an adventure in there heart desires.
The Atlantic Ocean has always been an influence in South Carolina the Pee Dee Indians lived here when the Spanish first arrive in 1521. The Ocean brings visitors from all over the world here even today.
The most familiar beaches in South Carolina are worth visiting Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head stop here and taking in with the rest of the tourist. If you are seeking adventure and relaxation you need to travel farther down the coast to Edisto Beach.
Sun worshipers who enjoy relaxing on a white sandy beach and either camping, staying in a cabin will be able to watch the sunrise and set by staying at Edisto Beach State Park. The area has large Palmettos, salt marsh and miles of white sandy beaches. The endangered loggerhead turtle hatches eggs in the area and there are sea birds and other wildlife. You can fish in fresh or salt water enjoy the wild flowers and tide pools at low tide. You can hike along the ocean or enjoy hiking through the groomed trails that are handicapped accessible.
When you are ready to head inland and see some of the forest and rivers of South Carolina for a view back into history, see some great old plantations and discover the starting of the European and African settlement you want to travel Ashley River Road.
This road for its eleven miles offers some of the best old gardens in the area views of wildlife and it will remind you why you traveled here in the first place.
Traveling further inland to the Greenville area you can catch the sights and sounds off the beaten path, enjoy true southern hospitality. One of the favorites with the locals is Stumphouse Tunnel I guess you would say it is the southern version of the redwood tunnel in California. It is more than a curiosity and stopping here and taking a hike to the beautiful Issaqueena Falls will give you memories you won’t soon forget.
You will want to travel through South Carolina using Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. This highway will take you past winding rivers, streams, covered bridges, artisan center where you can view over a hundred local artist work. You will want to take days if not weeks or months exploring the entire area.
If you travel off the beaten path you will discover adventure, satisfaction and have memories that will last a lifetime. Once your in South Carolina you will experience some of the best food, ocean views and breath taking beauty anywhere.
Adventure Travel – Ohio
Ohio offers the sandy beaches of Lake Erie for the sun worshiper. Forested mountains and a rich historic history. Beach lovers who adventure to Ohio will feel like they are at a fresh water ocean on the white sandy shores of Lake Erie at East Harbor State Park. If adventure is what you seek the islands of Lake Erie are a must see.
Hike Kelly Island and enjoy the five miles of hiking trails that will lead you through two nature preserves where the plant and wildlife hasn’t changed in hundreds of years. Camping is available on the island and you can feel like the rest of the world just falls away. You can rent a kayak and view the island from the lake.
Travel through Catawba Island it is a great place to have a picnic take a swim or just relax for awhile. Middle Bass Island is where you can enjoy a taste of the grape in the area. Hiking along the island you can see the artful limestone formations or head underground into the caverns below the surface. Hike through the red cedars listening to hundreds of song birds filling the air with their song.
Wyandot Indians once hunted and lived on the island. They left their artwork on the rocks 500 years ago. The island is inhabited today and has been every since the Europeans chased the Wyandot Indians from the island.
Ohio River Scenic Byway will take you on an adventure through history. You will see the original homes of two presidents, enjoy the trees and visit the history of ceramics museum. Along the way you will pass a French Artist Colony and wander the traditional French Architecture and find a painted treasure. Travel to the old fort of Stubenville and see what it was like to live on the frontier. When you travel through Ohio full of history, diversity and lazy days on the beach you will most certainly find the adventure travel you seek.