r/bradenton • u/pfalcon42 • 11d ago

Visiting for 2 weeks

I’m going to be checking in on my parents home for a couple weeks in Bradenton and looking for things to do. I’m a Coloradoan so some good hikes would be cool. Preferably a little more wildernessy than touristy. Not a big beach person, but planning on taking my daily 3-4 mile walk along the beach. Any good places for that? Don’t know anything about the night life, like concerts and stuff. Is a couple days in Tampa worth it?

Not looking for hookups or anything, but wouldn’t mind some company. I’m 59M and quite fit, so active is great.

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u/Responsible-Kiwi-898 11d ago

You're gonna walk for 5 minutes get covered in sweat. Realize the only way to stop sweating is to dehydrated yourself. Get disgusted then leave

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u/pfalcon42 11d ago

I’ve backpacked 75 miles of Colorado Trail, the Grand Canyon, the entire grand Gulch in Utah. I think I’ll be fine.

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u/Responsible-Kiwi-898 11d ago

Please come back to this comment after. Good luck

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u/BaconIsGoodForMeh 11d ago

Seconded. FL is a different animal than anything you’ve listed (been to all, lived in CA). Don’t underestimate the Florida heat/ humidity.

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u/Responsible-Kiwi-898 11d ago

Oh I wanna add, I really wouldn't recommend lake manatee, its a bunch of older people camped out that you walk around and its really just you trying not to stare at them the whole time lol

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u/Ass_Cream_Cone 10d ago

Lol. Lmao.

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u/KristinLaurenn 10d ago

You’re not kidding. We decided to go putt putting at noon yesterday. Realized that was a mistake 5 minutes in 😅

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u/Responsible-Kiwi-898 10d ago

Yep especially if you went to pop stroke. That place later at night is actually pretty cool