The sun sets over tampa Bay as you look from Bahia Beach in Ruskin over the pier toward St. Petersburg, Florida on the hjorizon. This is a favorite place to watch the sun go down.

A sunset over tampa Bay as seen from Bahia Beach in Ruskin, Florida looking toward St. Petersburg on the horizon.

A boater pulls into the dock at Bahia Beach in Ruskin, Florida as the suns begins to end its march across the sky for another day. It won't be long before its dark.

Digital representation of a sunset over Tampa Bay as seen from Bahia Beach in Ruskin, Florida.
Its hard to imagine a better way to end the day.

Looking southwest from the Apollo Beach Nature Preserve one evening I could see the silhouette of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, with a thunderstorm approaching.

Looking southwest across Tampa Bay toward the Sunshine Skyway from the Apollo Beach Nature Preserve one evening, I saw these thunderstorms on the horizon.

The sun sets over Tampa Bay as seen from E.G. Simmons Park in Ruskin Florida looking toward the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

E.G simmons Park, established in the 1960s, has 200 acres of mangrove swamp bird and wildlife sanctuary and another 58 acres of open land for camping, swimming, picknicking and fishing.

Rent a kayak ior canoe to explore the park or launch your own boat from the boat ramp.