This morning we headed to the Upper Tampa Bay Trail for another bike ride. We started at the northern terminus at Peterson Park, which is located at Peterson Rd and Rails Rd. As you might have guessed, it's a Rails to Trails project.
Although the trail parallels the Veterans Expressway for a while, it has a nice buffer of trees. The trail is wide and smooth, and much of it is shaded. That's especially nice in the August heat.
Another part of the trail runs along Channel "A," which is part of a flood control project. The west side of the channel has been graded and planted with native vegetation. Lots of water birds make this channel home. Ken got photos of a few.
Some other wildlife inhabits the area as well.
We accidentally took a side trail at one point. When the trail abruptly ended at Linebaugh Ave., we hunted for a continuation. Good thing we had emailed ourselves a pdf map of the trail. That got us back on track, and we made it to the southern terminus near Old Tampa Bay. On the way back north, we stopped at a developed trail head for a restroom break, some water, and a snack, before riding back. Our total for the ride was 17 miles.
Tonight as usual we had a severe thunderstorm warning. For a while the thunder and lightning and driving rain were a bit scary, but it passed.
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