Out There: Pedals-Paddles

Our favorite locations:

I created this page to review the mountain biking trails and kayaking waterways we've discovered.  If you have a place you enjoy in the Southeast USA, please leave a comment! We appreciate your suggestions!  It is under continual construction and updating...which is a good thing!!!! :)

Biking Posts:

• Our top 10: Best MTB trails in Florida
• Oh, the Importance of Bike Maintenance
• We Came, We Saw, We Conquered

Tried and tested:

• Mount Dora trail, Mt. Dora, Florida 
•  (My review here)
• Santos trails and the Vortex, Belleview, Florida          
• (My review here)
• New Features:  We Came, We Saw, We Conquered
• Chuck Lennon, De Leon Springs, Florida       
• (My review here)
• Snowhill/Little Big Econ State Forest, Oviedo, Florida     
• (My review here) 
• Alafia State Park, Brandon, Florida 
• (pics of our rides)
• Markham Park, Sunrise, Florida 
• (review coming...pics of our rides)
• Amelia Earhart, Miami/Hialeah, Florida   
• (pics of first ride)
• Virginia Key, Miami, Florida   
• (pics of first visit)

      Tried, tested, and still need to blog: 

• Balm Boyette Scrub Preserve, Brandon, Florida 
• Oleta State Park, North Miami, Florida 
• Soldier Creek
• Hard Rock, Ocala Florida
• Carter Road, Lakeland, Florida
• Caloosahatchee State Park, Alva, Florida 
• Blue Springs, Florida
• Mala Compra, Palm Coast, Florida
• Graham Swamp, Palm Coast, Florida
• San Felasco, Alachua, Florida 
• The Rock, Gainesville 
• Nayles Trail and 49th Street to Landbridge, Ocala

Wish List:

• Tom Brown, Tallahassee
• Grapefruit Trail, Florida
  
• Tsali Recreation Area - Bryson City, Georgia
• ACE Adventure Resort, Fayetteville, West Virginia
• Anything with real, actual mountains, preferably in east Tennessee or west North Carolina

We kayak on a SeaEagle 330 and SeaEagle 370.  Because of limitations with storage and transporting the kayaks, inflatables was the way to go for us. I'm so glad we did. 

Kayaking posts:

• Our first SeaEagle

Tried and tested waterways:

• The New River Gorge, Fayetteville, WV  (My Review and Pictures)
• Blue Springs, Orange City, Florida - Kayaking with Manatees!  (My Review and Pictures)
• Aucilla River, Florida Panhandle  (Review coming soon!)
• The Dora Canal, Lake County, Florida -- our home paddling location
• Lake Dora, Lake County, Florida  (great place to kayak, stop to eat at a lakeside restaurant, and kayak back)
• Lake Eustis, Lake County, Florida (stop by Buzzard Beach Bar for lakeside eating and beverages!)
• Rainbow River (KP Hole Park launch), Marion County, Florida  (beautiful, with a gentle current and crystal clear water)  For this expedition, we found Aquatic Wilderness Adventures in Dunellon and they shuttled us to KP Hole Park for $7 each- minimum two people. We then had to pay $5 entrance to the park and then we kayaked back. It was quite convenient. You can find them here and you can rent kayaks or tubes as well.   (Blog coming soon with pictures)

Wish List:

• Nantahala River, Tennessee/Georgia
• Little Pigeon River, Tennessee  (we've rafted)
• Blue Springs or DeLeon Springs to see manatees
• Alafia River, Southwest Florida