.explore {
  padding: 130px 0 105px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--black);
}

.explore-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin: 0 8vw 72px;
}

.explore-head .eyebrow { color: #8c692c; }

.explore-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 clamp(62px, 7vw, 105px)/.86 var(--display, var(--serif));
  letter-spacing: .015em;
}

.explore-head em {
  color: #9a742f;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.explore-grid {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 0 8vw 18px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overscroll-behavior-inline: contain;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  cursor: grab;
}

.explore-grid::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.explore-grid:active { cursor: grabbing; }
.explore-grid:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 5px; }

.explore-card,
.explore-card.wide {
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 clamp(300px, 35vw, 540px);
  height: clamp(480px, 53vw, 680px);
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--ivory);
  text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--black);
  scroll-snap-align: center;
}

.explore-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  filter: saturate(.82) contrast(1.04);
  transition: transform .7s ease, filter .7s ease;
}

.explore-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,0,0,.9) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,.3) 45%, transparent 72%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(199,163,90,.18);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.explore-card:hover img,
.explore-card:focus-visible img {
  transform: scale(1.045);
  filter: saturate(1) contrast(1.02);
}

.explore-card:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: -3px; }

.explore-card span {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: 32px;
  right: 32px;
  bottom: 36px;
  font: 600 clamp(38px, 4vw, 62px)/.92 var(--display, var(--serif));
  letter-spacing: .025em;
  text-align: center;
}

.explore-card span::after {
  content: "DISCOVER";
  display: block;
  width: max-content;
  margin: 24px auto 0;
  padding: 14px 22px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--black);
  font: 600 13px/1 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.explore-card b { display: none; }

.carousel-controls {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.carousel-button {
  width: 68px;
  height: 68px;
  border: 1px solid var(--black);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--black);
  font: 400 25px/1 var(--sans);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .25s ease, color .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}

.carousel-button:hover,
.carousel-button:focus-visible {
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--gold-light);
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.carousel-button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }

@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .explore { padding: 95px 0 80px; }
  .explore-head { display: block; margin: 0 7vw 48px; }
  .explore-head h2 { font-size: 60px; }
  .explore-grid { gap: 16px; padding-inline: 7vw; }
  .explore-card,
  .explore-card.wide { flex-basis: min(76vw, 470px); height: 590px; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .explore-head h2 { font-size: 52px; }
  .explore-card,
  .explore-card.wide { flex-basis: 84vw; height: 510px; }
  .explore-card span { left: 20px; right: 20px; bottom: 28px; font-size: 39px; }
  .carousel-button { width: 58px; height: 58px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .explore-grid { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .explore-card img,
  .carousel-button { transition: none; }
}