Seeing the multitude of islands and thousands of birds left me awestruck while cycling over the bridge leading to Cedar Key. Everywhere I looked I saw tiny islands. The photos show the view looking south from the bridge. The view looking north was just as impressive, a seemingly endless expanse of water and tiny islands…
Category: Adventure Travel
Lunch in Cedar Key
Cycling from the RV park to Cedar Key was very pleasant and took about an hour. The excellent smooth pavement along with a clean three foot wide shoulder made for a very enjoyable and safe ride. Cedar Key seems to be frozen in time from 50 years ago. The small Mom and Pop places and…
Cedar Key
As dusk approaches, I’m almost finished settling in for a week or two near Cedar Key. Cedar Key in located 140 miles north of the Tampa Bay – St Petersburg metro area where the Florida coastline makes a sharp 90 degree bend westward. Cedar Key is just south of where the Suwannee River flows into…
Sugarloaf Mountain
Pedaling up Sugarloaf Mountain was much harder than I anticipated. The hill rises around 300 feet in just over 1/2 mile, over a 10% grade. I had to stop once to rest on the way up, my heart reaching max heart rate. While I don’t wear a heart rate monitor, I can tell my heart…
Withlachoochee State Trail
Cycling the northern section of the Withalchoochee State Trail filled me with nostalgia. I’ve been on this trail so many times before I felt as if I was coming home. I started riding this trail back in 1995. I estimate I rode this trail somewhere between 200 and 300 times, traveling well over 10,000 miles….