Anne and I headed up to the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail this weekend, not so much to ride the LOST as to go past the paved trail at the northwest corner and ride through the small neighborhoods in Buckhead Ridge.
Most of the residents are snowbirds from the Midwest who are like Jimmy John Shark who love fishing and rural life.
We only logged about 20 miles, but we saw an interesting mix of homes, waved at a bunch of people, snagged what I hoped was a wild orchid to replace one I found in Okeechobee years ago (it wasn’t) and let Texas Gal Anne moo at some cows.
Surly LHT needed a rest
There was a killer head wind on the way back, but that worked out fine. We were going slow enough that we spotted several gators, a bunch of great blue herons and other wading birds and scores of some kind of eggs along the trail. Someone had, obviously, been chowing down. I’ll have to ask Gary Ritter, who lives out there and rides almost every day, what they were. I’m thinking they might be turtle eggs dug up by raccoons.
My Surly Long Haul Trucker got tired fighting the wind, so I let it rest for a few minutes.
This is the first I’ve heard about a bicycle getting tired that doesn’t involve hand tools.
My Surly LHT is always two-tired.
I’m frequently too tired to make its two tires go ’round and ’round.
Hello,
I stumbled across your blog while planning our tour from Orlando to Miami via Lake Okeechobee and Palm Beach.
My name is Rob and my partner is Anna. We’re looking for not to miss rides or scenic routes or things happening in your neck of the woods.
We’ll be starting out tour Dec 15th and plan on being in Ft Lauderdale by the 22nd. Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Rob
801-599-1596
Poke around on the site. There are plenty of stories about rides in the south area on here.
Here’s a possible route to get you from Lake O to the east coast. It’s a nice ride. From there, you can take A1A south.