Herr Maus came over the weekend and we road the Ream Wilson trail in Clearwater this morning. 5.3 miles from Bayshore Blvd in Safety Harbor, through the Del Oro neighborhood across McMullen-Booth, around Crews Lake Park, under US 19, past Bright House Networks Field and ending up at the Long Center in Clearwater. One of my favorite produce stands is right there on Coachman, Isaac's Produce. Great place to take a break with a fresh piece of fruit.
Cool temperatures and no breeze made the ride enjoyable. Not too many frisbee golf players out today, what a neat sport to watch and boy, these guys take it seriously too!
It is always great to see Herr Maus and catch up in person. Future plans will include the North end of the Pinellas Trail, the downtown St. Petersbug spur off of the trail and probably some beach riding at Ft. Desoto. If we can make it over to Orlando, the Katy trail and Orange Blossom trails are something to check out around the Lake Baldwin and UCF areas.
I was encouraged to read about the Progress Energy Trail expansion. When complete, the trail will finish 70 miles of paved trail around Pinellas County. I found this article and a .pdf map of the proposals.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article976023.ece
http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00056/New_portion_of_trail_56701a.pdfImagine, over 70 miles of paved trails to get around by bicycle!
The Ream Wilson Trail crosses the Progress Energy trail by Bright House Network fields. 2.5 miles has been completed so far, another 2.5 miles slated for completion n 2009.
So, we rode just over 10 miles, went home and enjoyed a big frugal breakfast with the family. Good times! 
