Dick, Ive been looking into Pensacola, and it seems more along the
lines in what im looking for than other florida areas. I did however
happen to read a few articles that talked about that it might get
really delvolped by theis "st.joe company". Also how would you
describe the west panhandle as far as delvoplment goes. I know areas
need a certain amount of delelopment, or it seems the areas have avery
little as far as anemities. But there is a point i draw a line between
delvlopment that still preserves the area and delvlopment that ruins a
area turning it into a condo affair where every town looks the same. I
know this first hand living near pigeon forge/gatlinburg TN,(bad
delvopment, no planning, major, and i do mean major traffic
problems,....cough cough I cant see the mountains through the smog
kinda deal). I figure your a local to N. Florida. If anyone would know
you would how the coast is delvloping. Im not looking to move to
Florida to change it, I wont be buying into a condo deal or some big
planned area, most likely just a small older home(the older the
better), enjoy the wildlife, do some fishing, some beach combing.
Anyway any more insight on the st. joe situation or anything to do
with the coast would be much appreciated.

And as far as yahoos, rednecks, retirees, its hard to avoid that no
matter where you go, we have all those things here as well, thats not
why Im moving. Good luck in Helena, MT. Beautiful state, check out
kalisbell, missoula, and livingston. A few yrs back(well maybe a few
decades) I was in MT, was breathtaking. I ran into some major weather
problems in sept-october. Happened to walk myself right into a
blizzard in amountain pass. So lets just say very short season. Well
the seasons arent short, just the warm ones lol. Great area though,
dont know about biking there though. A great biking town is Madison,
WI. There everyone bikes from the college kids, to lawyers and
docotrs.








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"Dick Durbin" wrote in message
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LOL, I do appreciate the response though. I am looking more coastal
than Gainesville.

I do realize Florida may not be the friendliest biking state overal,
but there must be areas that are friendlier than others. How bout
coastal GA,MS,AL, have any experience in those areas? I do know I have
to visit these areas more but I'm just trying to get a general feel,
so I know what areas to visit, and what areas to just not bother with
at all. Im trying to narrow down the possibilties.

Sounds like the Pensacola area may be what you are looking for. It
isn't so touristy (is that a word?) but is on the Gulf. I am in
Tallahassee and really love it, but I wouldn't want to rely on my bike
to get around here.

Shoot, I live in Citrus county, which is on the Gulf coast about an hour
north of Clearwater, and bicycling here is pretty dangerous. No bike lanes,
lots of busy two lanes, and not even paved shoulders most of time. Factor in
the large retiree populations in Lincolns, the rednecks in 4x4s, and the
kids in rice rockets, and it's an adrenaline rush par excellance. Can't wait
till I move to Helena, Montana. :-)