Bicycling

Margie makes it to the top of Croy and gets a rest break at Uvas County Park. Almaden Cycle Touring Club members starting off on the second annual "Awareness Ride".
A view of Anderson Reservoir from the road on the way to Henry Coe County Park in Santa Clara County. Margie at the entrance to the Mission San Miguel, from the Great Western Bicycle Rally.
Sometimes flats do happen. At least this one occurred close to a rest break in Grant Ranch County Park in Santa Clara County. Margie reaps the rewards of a hard ride - fresh berry pie at Gizdich Ranch in Watsonville, CA.
We ride to Arroyo Seco Campground in the Salinas Valley for an overnight campout. A SAG vehicle carries gear. A gourmet dinner at Arroyo Seco. The big tent in the background is the "Taj Mahal", my camping home prior to the Popup.
Skyline drive in the Santa Cruz Mountains can be cold and wet, but this was a beautiful day for a ride. Mt. Hamilton is a 4500 foot hill with a nice little observatory at the top. It is a very popular riding destination.
Another trip up the mountain. The climb is about twenty miles, but the slope is a gentle six percent. There is one point where you can see the top way above you as you go down and away from it. Very disheartening! Obviously, the Fourth of July. I am ready for the parade. The handlebar streamers were homemade from some table decorations I found. At speeds above a walking pace they tickled my knees something fierce!
The most famous bridge in the world (maybe). This is a view from the Marin Headlands, which is a bit of a tough ride, but rewarding. This is a good stopping point for pictures and to catch your breath. There is a bit of climbing ahead before the cruise into Sausalito.
The Taj as basecamp for some rides around Olema. We have roped off the area for the nightly activities around the fire. Here I am patiently waiting for noon to arrive so I can have a glass of wine. The rides won't start until tomorrow.
Is there a reason my domain is imawino.com? Actually, this was the output of all of us for the weekend, and we did clean it up. Mt Tamalpais is another favorite destination for rides. It is only a forty mile roundtrip from the Olema Ranch Campground.
The view of the Tomales Bay and Pt Reyes after climbing Mt Tam. This is just before the downhill to Marshall for barbequed oysters. Margie before descending the three hundred steps to the Pt Reyes Lighthouse. This is another forty mile roundtrip from Olema.
I have been here on days so foggy you actually can not see the lighthouse from this point. I guess that shows why it was needed. A beautiful day on the Sonoma coast. I was born and raised on the Atlantic side of the country, but I surely prefer the Pacific side.

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