73 days, whaddup!?

Alright guys, time to "explore" a few more cities. Also, before we get to that. Finally got around to buying my first pair of cycling shorts this past weekend. Didn't realize how much padding would be in them. They take a hot second to get used to. Essentially, for anyone who was as unaware as I, there is pretty extensive padding exactly in the shape of a bike seat in the crotchular (definitely a word, Google that sh*t) region. Definitely didn't realize that prior to Saturday afternoon. After trying on 178 pairs of cycling shorts, I found one that didn't feel like I was wearing a diaper & also one that didn't look more like capri's on me. So, now, in true Pittsburgh style, it snowed today, however, according to the weather guru's it should warm up later this week, so I sure hope a ride in my new shorts is on the horizon.

AND NOW...ON TO THE CITIES!
On today's list we have: Lake City, FL , Perry, FL & Tallahassee, FL.

Lake City, FL

 

Olustee Park, Lake City, FL

• Lake City is known as "The Gateway to Florida". It's the northernmost FL city that I-75 runs through, a major North to South highway. It's also where I-75 intersects I-10, 75's east to west counterpart, which runs from Jacksonville, FL to Santa Monica, CA.
• Lake City was originally a Seminole village that went by the name Alpata Telophka, meaning Alligator Village. 
• The only major Civil War battle to occur in FL, the Battle of Olustee, has been reenacted   every February since 1976 as a part of the Olustee Battle Festival.

Perry, FL

• 28% of the population is considered to be under the poverty line, including 39% of those under 18.
• The city is named for Madison S. Perry, a Confederate colonel during the Civil War.
• The picture slightly up & to the right is from a couple who biked across FL in 1975. Pretty cool.

Tallahassee, FL

                          Florida's "Old" Capitol building                      

• In 2010 there were 84, 248 households in Tallahassee, 11.2% of those were vacant.
• 24.7% of the population lives under the poverty line.
• Tallahassee boasts the oldest police department in the Southern U.S. (what a vague title), it was founded in 1841. It was preceded in founding only by the cities of Philadelphia and Boston.
• The picture slightly up & to the right features Lake Talquin.