You heard it here first! The Recumbent Gourmet is heading to St. Augustine. Mike will pack up his trike and ride the approximately 350 miles from Lakewood Ranch to St.Augustine. Nancy will meet him there, and they will spend a few days of fun and sun together in the United State’s oldest city.
Continue reading The Recumbent Gourmet Heads To St. Augustine
Emerson Point Preserve is a 365 acre preserve at the tip of Snead Island in western Palmetto. This morning I rode the approximately 45 miles round trip from my home in Lakewood Ranch to check it out.
I worried a lot about the route – since it does travel along one of the busy east-west corridors in Manatee County (State Road 64). I would also need to cross the I-75. Crossing an interstate highway is always a challenge on a bicycle.
Continue reading Ride Report: Lakewood Ranch to Emerson Point Preserve.
