We decided to head north with a goal of riding about 10 miles each way. We passed Fort Cooper State Park in which we decided to eat lunch there on the return.
A few miles later we happened upon another park in Inverness.
A courageous man was swimming along the dock. I say courageous because this time of year there is a risk of contracting a deadly ameba from the warm waters.
The scenery was beautiful. Lots of boaters were on the lake. Although you don't see them here.
Then we passed the old train depot.
A turtle was meandering across the trail. We continued along the trail until we got to 9 miles, then turned to head back.
On the return, we did go to Fort Cooper, but when we got there the skies opened up to LOTS of rain. It was over a mile to the parking area to find a shelter. We had a picnic lunch and the rain dissipated.
I had to get a picture of the sign when we left because I wasn't taking it in the rain!
The scenery in the park was pretty. For it being July 4, they weren't busy at all. As a matter of fact, when we got there, we were the only ones at the park. About 15 min later a couple with a dog came. That was it! Very peaceful to say the least. We headed back to the trail to continue to the truck. We could hear thunder in the distance and saw another rain storm moving in. We rode rather quickly in beating it back to the truck. We did. Just as we left the parking area, the rain came. We ended up biking a total of 21.3 miles.
Despite the rain, it was a delightful day nonetheless. Now that we are safe and sound at home, we will watch the neighborhood fireworks from the comfort of our living room. :)
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