Last ride of the year with my wife and daughter at Boulware Springs park.

    Boulware Springs park

    This was a treat. There is nothing quite like riding with your family. We had a ton of fun not to mention a nice easy going 5 mile ride. Stacey and I took a trip here early in December and she decided she liked it. So in the evening on December 28th we packed up our bikes and took our oldest up to Gainesville for a nice leisurely ride. This trail which starts at Boulware Springs park in Gainsville takes you 16 miles West to Hawthorne Florida. There are several lookout points and scenic areas to to take pictures or picnic. There are a few sharp turns and changes in elevation at the start of the trail but then it evens out to a long straight gentle ride.

On our way.

This over the shoulder shot is a lot harder out on the Santos mountain bike trails.

One of our stops is a nice overlook view of Paynes Prairie reserve.

   
It started getting dark so we headed back. I was glad we could get a ride in during my daughter's stay (which are always too short.) Next time she's home we will do a longer ride and stop for a picnic.

End of a great year.

  Photo album of lost rides.

  Hello folks,
    My blog has been a bit stagnant these last few months but the riding has continued. Instead of going back and writing up each of my trips that I missed I thought it better to give you a "best of" picture tour instead. We had some great rides through the Ocala Santos bike trails, the Rails to trails sanctioned Gainesville to Hawthorne trail as well as the Greenway baseline trail. I will be starting new this year with a few updates between January and February. Articles may replace rides as it is quite cold out there. I have a few articles I've started that I've been meaning to finish up. This seems like the perfect time to do that.

Here are the random pics from some of our rides. I hope you enjoy

My wife has been coming along as well.

     

Even Don got in on the fun.