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Travel Like Indiana Jones, the Leisure Version — Amateur Archeologist
Adventure travel is a growing niche. What is adventure travel? Briefly, an activity-fueled trip. Mountaineering, Water sports, back country hiking and so on. A recent article estimates the adventure sector is approximately $288 billion USD. That’s a sizeable chunk.
Many travelers want a leisurely outdoor experience. There are many tour providers who cater to both the intrepid and those at a slower pace. An adventure experience does not require repelling off sheer cliffs, shooting down class 4 rapids in a kayak or 30 mile day hikes in wilderness. It often can involve some luxuriousness.
The world over, easily accessible archeological sites can be found. Here’s a few that won’t require pack mules and a fearless determination:
Imperial, MO
Beginning in the American heartland, the adventure awaits. A museum let’s visitors get up close to a mammoth skeleton. The name is fitting, it is huge. The park trails offer an easy, moderate and advanced hiking options. The easy trail is broad, flat and suitable for slow movers. The moderate trail leads to the fossil beds, where mammoth, sloth and stag moose bones were discovered. According to the park website, the fossil beds are in a state of preservation. And, a…
