ROADS, TRAILS AND MEADOWS

This morning’s bike ride had us riding our sleek road bikes on busy thoroughfares, neighborhood side roads, country roads, over Interstate bridges, through business parking lots, over bumpy horse trails, and even on green meadows. The meadow and horse trails were located inside one of Broward County’s more scenic parks, Tree Tops Park.

Tree Tops Park’s land used to be owned by golfer Sam Snead and three partners, who had planned a golf course and high-rise apartments for the property. Instead, it was acquired by the county in February, 1980 at a cost of $4.4 million.

Just prior to taking off with the guys at the car park, I finally reached this year’s goal of 5,000 cycling miles. Biking alone at the time, it was kind of anti-climactic when the odometer hit the five-thousand mile mark.

I haven’t set a goal for 2013. At least not yet!

Elevation gain on this non-mountainous ride was a whopping 198 feet.

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