Normally Ana and I end up dropping Alana of with her parents and we ride the Pinellas Trail on Saturday mornings. Normally... Today we couldn't get a hold of her parents so we decided to do our own thing. While Ana was riding her bike, I went down to AJ's and bought a new set of gloves and a pair of Tifosi Pave. These are sunglasses that also come with clear lenses with vents on the side to let them breath. I had discovered on previous trail runs I was getting all kinds of dirt in my eyes or spider webs from early runs. These frames also included a dark and a red set of lenses in addition to the clear.
I didn't have anyone with me so I took it easy. I did the Rock Garden twice, took the loop back after second run and rested for a bit under the shade of one of the pavillions. After a short rest, i headed back out to do Sand Pine. I rode the entire length of Sand Pine, and once I reached the end, I turned back and went the opposite direction and took the trail a second time.
Wildlife
On my way back to the parking lot on the last section of Sand Pine, I saw something moving in the trail ahead of me - a snapper turtle eating plants sitting right in the middle of the trail. I decided to let him eat, and double backed to the muti use trail cutoff. Interstingly enough I saw another turtle doing the exact same thing on the other side of the fire road.
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