An 11 Mile Bike Ride Around Orange Beach, Alabama

Gulf Shore State Park has awesome bike trails.  Today's ride includes stops at Ron Jon Surf Shop and Big Wave Dave's Kitchen and Surf Shop before returning to the Campground.

We share the bike trail
with a Segue group.







The bike trail brings us to a hotel parking lot.  Businesses along Alabama State Route 182 have connecting parking lots, ensuring that Eric and I don't have to drive on the road shoulder.

The Ron Jon Surf Shop &

Big Wave Dave's share

a sign.

I like the Surf Boards
in front of Ron Jon's.

Big Wave Dave's looks like

a fun hang out spot.

This plane is towing a banner for Waterville Water & Amusement Park: Home of $3 Mini-golf.

Looking across Lake Shelby,
we see beach front buildings.

Eric stops for this photo of

 him & the Gulf Shores

water tower.

A peninsula juts into
Lake Shelby.

Eric's shadow at Dog Pond

Dog Park, Shelby Lake's
premier Pooch Park.

There's lots of room 

for dogs to run here.

Dogs are challenged by

the Obstacle Course.

This plant reminds me
of the Burning Bush
in the Bible.

These low growing Beach

Daisies hug the fence line.

Tiny, delicate Smooth
Spiderwort flowers
hug the ground.

Birders scan the field & treeline at

 a pull-off for Alabama Coastal

Birding Trail Marsh Bridge.

A rail fence separates traffic

from the bike trail.

The tree looks like a Traffic Signal Mast Arm.  It's positioned correctly to attach traffic lights too.

Charred dead trees loom above

ewer forest growth.

We take a break at a 

shaded swing.

Eric & I are biking nearly

every day at Gulf Shore

State Park.

I admire the Cirrus Clouds

on this glorious day.

Just four more miles to go and Eric and I will return to our motorhome at Gulf Shore State Park Campground.  Where should we ride tomorrow?