Category Archives: Florida

Anhinga Trail, Florida – An Anhinga or Two

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ron

The Anhinga is a fish-eating bird that requires deeper water for fishing as, unlike the wading birds, it must dive to capture its meal. During the drier seasons, the ponds around the Anhinga Trail retain sufficient depth for the Anhinga … Continue reading →

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Anhinga Trail, Florida – An Alligator or Two

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ron

Once we tore ourselves away from the sight of Black Vultures attacking the cars in the parking lot, we began our walk along the Anhinga Trail and its boardwalks. An interesting experience with Vultures all along the trail, alligators only … Continue reading →

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Anhinga Trail, Florida – The Tale of the Black Vultures

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ron

The Anhinga Trail in the Everglades National Park in southern Florida attracts a great many tourists and a great many Black Vultures. What the unsuspecting tourist might not realize is that the Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) just love to peck … Continue reading →

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The Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ron

The Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park consists of a path along an elevated dike and a series of elevated boardwalks out over the marsh and ponds of the area. Many varieties of plant and animal life exist in the … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida- the Everglades

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ron

Once we arrived back at our vehicle in Tarpon Springs and looked at the forecast again, we decided to make the long drive further south and east to Everglades National Park, arrived well past midnight, pitched tent and fought off … Continue reading →

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Tarpon Springs, Florida – The Sponge Docks

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Ron

We had begun the day with intentions of cycling the Pinellas Trail from Tarpons Springs to St. Petersburg but when it began to rain and remain cold, we decided to turn back at about the 30 km mark and take … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida – Pinellas Trail – Tarpons Springs

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Ron

Late at night, we had pulled into the Tahiti near Tarpon Springs and enjoyed some much needed sleep. In the morning, the weather was still not looking the best but after a nice hot breakfast, we decided to stick around … Continue reading →

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Gainesville, Florida

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Ron

Arrived in Gainsville, Florida about 7AM after continuous driving from Toronto, set up the tent and then cycled for 64 km on the Hawthorne trail.

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Florida Trip – Crossing the Border

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Ron

We left Toronto early Wednesday morning and headed for the Windsor/Detroit border crossing. The roads in Toronto were pretty messy with a combination of ice and slush making loading the bikes onto the truck and general packing activities a bit … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ron

5:05 PM Arriving in Toronto. Looks pretty miserable and wet out the train window. Raining and 4 C with quite a bit of snow on the ground.

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