El Corte de Madre Creek: Took a Spill

First of all.  Let me say—this was a really fun ride.  I want to go back.

Crossing many beautiful bridges like this through the redwoods.  Twisting down many quick shoots, around corners and up and down rollercoasteresque rolls.  Very fun.... and a little risky, especially when the ground is dry.

Went a bit far down the wrong road and wound up here.  Was incredulous.  Looked for the angry farmer with the gun.  Turned around.  Kept going.

Tooooook an F-ing spill here.  Dang.  The dry ground came right out from underneath me.

Love my little bike.  The seat rammed up my bum however and the last 3 miles were hell. I finally got around to adjusting it.  I've been living with that unnecessary pain in my ass for awhile now.  

Mt. Diablo: A Stern Punishment

Wow. What a great ride.  The hardest yet.

A compilation.

Proud of myself

I like my bike

Nice

Pretty flow

Some green!!

Those techie douchbags made fun of my bike!

Going down

Happy to be at top

Nice trails

 

A brief pause

More green

Interesting

Pano of diablo

Martinez: The Path Less Taken

The path less taken: Carquines Strait

Where John Muir retired.  He was the original hipster.

He typed at this computer as an old man.

His friends made him some paintings of the places he liked.

Here he is.

A cat spotted on his property.

The De Anza expedition.  Not unlike my 18-mile bike ride around the Carquinez Strait.

Trash

Memorial to the dead

A highway divide.

Community pool.  Its hot enough up here to swim in the summer.

Sugar factory.  Can't go in.

Old and new bridge to Vallejo 

Old truck

Building

The Strait

Great little bike path closed to cars along the strait.

Grizzly Friends: Skyline Boulevard

A lovely stroll through right out my front door.  Friends joined for a pleasant ride through Tilden and Redwood

What's happening Anthony?

View out over Redwood

Testing the new deodorant

Pensivo

Final stretch