Suncoast Trail, Spring Hill, FL: Day 6

This is the intersection where we started our day.  Karen
nearly vetoed the ride, but persevered and
we enjoyed the rest of the day.

Definitely NOT rural! We're in suburban Tampa pedaling the Suncoast Trail which was a pleasant rail-trail but required crossing some major multilane highways. NOT Karen's (or my) favorite activity. Several sections of the trail, especially north of FL 50, we're a bit hilly (Ok, not per our mountain friends). The uphill slogs were quite taxing to us old folks, but we made it! (Check our "ascent" of 1,100 feet, the sum of our uphill climbs.) Our parking for the day was in a local park which was closed by the virus. We had to park a few miles away and made up the lost biking miles by riding beyond our planned end point so we still covered the 31 miles planned for today.

Much of the trail ran directly alongside the Suncoast
Parkway, FL 589, a major highway.  While a safe trail
dedicated to bikes, the highway noise was intense. 
We love truckers, but we have to admit we like pedaling the rural trails better.

One of the intersections we crossed: one entrance ramp, one turn lane,
two traffic lanes, two more traffic lanes, one turn ramp, one exit ramp.
A bit disconcerting when drivers are looking for other vehicles and
bikes are invisible. 🚴‍♀️🚴😮

This tree beside the trail had hundreds (thousands?) of wind
chimes, hanging decorations and several memorials

You can hear the wind chimes!

The bridge over FL 50 that we crossed twice. It's a BIG Hill! (for FL)

The Suncoast Trail runs alongside a few small farms.

Bicycle track