Stray From Pavement And Experience A New World In Florida

After a century road day from Vero Beach to Stuart and back on Saturday, I took the Pugsley on some off road trails on Sunday.

The Jungle Trail is actually an old hard-packed dirt/sand road used by the citrus industry to transport oranges and grapefruits to docks along the Indian River/Intracoastal. About 10 miles north of Vero, there's the country's first wildlife refuge called Pelican Island and it was near there where I strayed off Jungle Trail and followed an informal trail heading on the A1A direction.

  

There were some open fields surrounded by trees.

I found my way back to Jungle Trail and hit Wabasso Road and the beach before reversing course and heading back to the car.