Pensacola FL to DeFuniak Springs FL
May 22, 2015
84 miles
It was good to be leaving Pensacola before the Memorial Day Weekend crowd showed up. The route for today went through the Blackwater River State Forest. I rode several miles on a nice paved trail. It was very peaceful, but not overly scenic. Still, anytime on a trail and away from traffic is nice. After I left the trail I rode on very quiet country backroads. Again not overly scenic but quiet. I think one important note about Florida is that it is NOT perfectly flat as is usually advertised. No you do not look across the landscape as see mountains. However, there roads have plenty of pitches and ups and downs on them. For instance today's ride had 2250 feet of elevation gain. That is not a lot in 84 miles, but it certainly is not flat. The ride from Holt into DeFuniak Springs was on Hwy 90, which did have a nice wide shoulder. A lot of people had set up little roadside yard sale type stands along Hwy 90. I do not know if this is typical or if they were trying to allure the holiday travelers. We got into DeFuniak Springs early enough to cool off in the swimming pool.
May 22, 2015
84 miles
It was good to be leaving Pensacola before the Memorial Day Weekend crowd showed up. The route for today went through the Blackwater River State Forest. I rode several miles on a nice paved trail. It was very peaceful, but not overly scenic. Still, anytime on a trail and away from traffic is nice. After I left the trail I rode on very quiet country backroads. Again not overly scenic but quiet. I think one important note about Florida is that it is NOT perfectly flat as is usually advertised. No you do not look across the landscape as see mountains. However, there roads have plenty of pitches and ups and downs on them. For instance today's ride had 2250 feet of elevation gain. That is not a lot in 84 miles, but it certainly is not flat. The ride from Holt into DeFuniak Springs was on Hwy 90, which did have a nice wide shoulder. A lot of people had set up little roadside yard sale type stands along Hwy 90. I do not know if this is typical or if they were trying to allure the holiday travelers. We got into DeFuniak Springs early enough to cool off in the swimming pool.
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| Intercostal Waterway leaving Pensacola |
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