Good morning world
Still a little sore from the long bike ride yesterday. This is a very flat part of the world, with this island's high point only being about 5 feet above sealevel at high tide. But the bridge to No Name Key begins with an uphill climb I wasn't used to, and that combined with a nice wind pushing right at me the whole way across the bridge had me thinking about blowing off that idea and riding somewhere easier. I'm glad I didn't turn around, as it was a really nice ride once I'd gotten across the bridge and picked up some windbreaks from the trees and bushes along the road. I stayed on the main road to the end and back the same way, with plans made for several off-road rides on the next trips over there.
Mostly I took photos of signs I encountered, warning people about "unauthorized entry" on National Wildlife Refuge lands. For what's it's worth, as a citizen I believe I'm authorized to enter all of our National lands, so I always find these warning signs a little humorous.
There are a few pics here if you want to see them, including a couple of shots taken on the trail which begins after the road ends. Walking under that big deadfall tree to get to driftwood beach was a little creepy. Lots of orb weaver spider web anchor lines that looked like tripwires everywhere, for those who know what I mean.
Wishing everyone a great start on the new month, unless your plans would conflict with that of course.
P.S. No Name Key was where the Cuban counterrevolutionaries practiced for the Bay of Pigs invasion. There are still hidden training locations to find there and the old men of No Name have some interesting stories to tell.
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