Put on your walking shoes and trek off to the best free adventure in Tampa. You have two choices: explore the Riverwalk or discover Bayshore Boulevard. Better yet, do both. Walk until your drop. You won’t be bored.
Join me for a “speed walk” in Tampa through photos, starting at Riverwalk’s 2.5 mile pathway past the city’s best museums, parks, hotels, and restaurants. Being there at the end of a rainfall with the setting sun sneaking past the leaden clouds was a serendipitous experience. Reflections, refractions, rainbows, remarkable!
Walking Bayshore Boulevard the next day, I experienced a different vibe from Riverwalk’s urban scene , as the 4.5 mile path winds parallel to the expansive Tampa Bay. Prestigious mansions, sculptures, and wildlife (elusive the windy day I was there) provide non-stop entertainment along this route.
If you are lucky enough, you will see another form of “wildlife”: a pilot flying and landing the ICON A-5 Amphibian Aircraft.
Tired of walking but want to explore some more? Take a short drive to Ballast Point Park and enjoy the views from a bench on the pier and reflect on your two days of walking in Tampa: Cost: $0.0; Experience: Priceless.
Flying to Adventure--with Detours 
A wonderful walk! Delightful photos! You caught wonderful light effects in the lens.
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Thanks, Brian. That photo happened because I was in the right spot just as the rain stopped. Concerning the walk, it and the High Line in NYC are my two favorite urban walks.
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Stunning photos of these personal tours. And, bonus of a personal amphibian plane – who knew?
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Bruce is in a rental plane, but a plane just like it is showing up soon. It is just coming off the assembly line, so to speak. Thanks for the nice comment.
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Beautiful photos! Capturing and managing light is key to a GREAT photo and you did it wonderfully in this post. Our city is lucky to have light as a dancing partner.
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Thank you! I was in the right place at the right time. We were walking in a light rain, then the rain stopped, and the sun peeked out of the gray clouds. Then the “dancing” started!
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Oh…and just curious. What camera do you use?
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I use an iPhone 7s Plus. I am happy with the quality of photos taken in daylight, but the night photos are not the quality I would like to see. They are better than those taken with the 6s.
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Those are awesome photos ~ especially the one with the rainbow! 🙂
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I love the serendipity in life. I was amazed to see the cloud formations and rainbow after the gentle rain were were walking in. Thanks for your comment!
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