Category Archives: Bicycle Trip Log

Trip Log – Day 167 – San Jose, CA

October 19, 2015 – Clouds and sun, 65 degrees Miles Today: 38 Miles to Date: 8,676 States to Date: 25 More tootling around San Jose and talking with Silicon Valley folks. San Jose has a few lovely residential areas and … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 166 – Santa Clara, CA to San Jose, CA

October 18, 2015 – Clouds, 65 degrees Miles Today: 45 Miles to Date: 8,638 States to Date: 25 Welcome to my Silicon Valley Day. I was up early and off to a 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting – on a Sunday … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 165 – Berkeley, CA to Santa Clara, CA

 October 17, 2015 – Clouds, 65 degrees Miles Today: 73 Miles to Date: 8,593 States to Date: 25 I took off today without knowing where I was going – on purpose. I didn’t try to figure my route in advance, … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “I feel optimistic. Perhaps I’m a bit of a dreamer, but I’m happy now and will be happy tomorrow. “ Melissa Cistaro, author of Pieces of my Mother, San Francisco, CA How will we live … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 164 – San Francisco, CA to Berkeley, CA

October 16, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 29 Miles to Date: 8,520 States to Date: 25   My final day of pin balling around the Bay Area and talking more than pedaling. Still, I managed to cover a … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 163 – Pleasant Hill, CA to San Francisco, CA

October 15, 2015 – Sun, 70 degrees Miles Today: 18 Miles to Date: 8,491 States to Date: 25  Every so often, even cross-country cyclists need to deal with Activates of Daily Living. I spent most of my time today housekeeping: … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 162 – Pleasant Hill, CA

October 14, 2015 – Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 37 Miles to Date: 8,473 States to Date: 25 East Bay day! I rode from Pleasant Hill through the leafy suburbs of Lafayette and Orinda, over the pass of Wildcat canyon, … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 161 – San Francisco, CA to Pleasant Hill, CA

October 13, 2015 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 10 Miles to Date: 8,436 States to Date: 25 Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City began as newspaper stories about San Francisco, a place rich in variety and vignette. In just … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 160 – Novato, CA to San Francisco, CA

October 12, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 44 Miles to Date: 8,426 States to Date: 25 I’ve only been to San Francisco once, 37 years ago, before the city was so affluent and before I was gay. The … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 159 – Bodega Bay, CA to Novato, CA

October 11, 2015 – Fog and Sun, 80 degrees Miles Today: 51 Miles to Date: 8,382 States to Date: 25 Today was a time of sun and fog and sun and fog and sun again. When I left Bodega Bay … Continue reading

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