Wildlife on Velodromedary

Water and birdsound, stopped trailside on Bornholm (longer writeup of this island cycling trip coming soon):

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:24:00 +0000

Water and birdsound, stopped trailside on Bornholm (longer writeup of this island cycling trip coming soon):

SMART-assisted Sonoma trails-tacos-beer ride

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:38:00 +0000

Ten years ago I’d go on a 70 or 80 mile ride to Santa Rosa for a beer at Russian River Brewing… but I’m not feeling anywhere near that strong these days.

But I’d been musing for a while about some sort of Russian River area ride on some bike paths I’d wanted to scope out, assisted by the newer Marin/Sonoma SMART train.

One transit-heavy way to do this could be to take BART to El Cerrito del Norte, change to Golden Gate Transit bus #40 from that station to the San Rafael Transit Center, and hop on the SMART train there… but there are some timing logistics to make work:

Roadblock (riding in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park). Reminds me of 5 years ago.

Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:54:44 +0000

Roadblock (riding in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park). Reminds me of 5 years ago.

Biking Kalvebod Fælled wetlands, South of Copenhagen

Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:30:28 +0000

Another day in Copenhagen, another itch to point the bike in a direction and explore under the wide-open sky. Apparently I lucked out and this was the first sunny week all year.

My phone showed a large green area , labeled “Kalvebod Fælled" criss-crossed with car-free paths (thanks, Google maps bike layer) between the city and the airport. But what is it?

From Wikipedia: ”[Kalvebod Fælled] consists of reclaimed sea bed, with a number of former islets making up small isolated hills; it was dammed and drained during the 1940s to serve as an artillery training range. […] Most of the area, however, lies as lightly maintained parkland featuring a range of nature types, from young forests to tidal marshes […] After years of preparation the area was finally cleared of unexploded munitions and fully opened to the general public on October 15, 2010.“

Bike & Kayak Marin

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 04:34:00 +0000

An easy, relaxing local adventure.

Meet at Velo Rouge in the morning. Bike to Larkspur, partly along dedicated paved bike trails (about 17 miles). Rent kayaks from Outback Adventure ($30 for 2 hours, I called ahead since we were a group). Paddle along Corte Madera Creek and side creeks under Mt Tam (a few hours before low tide so we were paddling against the current on the way in but the ebb was carrying us back out). Head to the Marin County Brewing Company a few blocks away for some food and refreshment. Catch the 4:45pm (sunset) ferry (also right there) back to SF.

Alviso Salt Flats ride, alien landscape

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:43:56 +0000

Take BART -> Fremont.

Bike to Alviso.

Ride for hours on levees, around salt evaporation ponds and in-progress-of-restoration wetlands habitats, past trains and abandoned buildings in an alien landscape. Jackrabbits and egrets galore.

Ride on to Caltrain, completing a full circle of the Bay.

Angry Birds near Skokie

Sun, 13 May 2012 00:34:51 +0000

Angry Birds near Skokie

Miniature pony obstacle course on the bike path

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:39:03 +0000

Miniature pony obstacle course on the bike path

Beware of Frog?

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:26:02 +0000

Beware of Frog?

In the woods, surrounded by chirping birds, I heard a strange noise and came across this: a guy laying bricks, with the...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:17:02 +0000

In the woods, surrounded by chirping birds, I heard a strange noise and came across this: a guy laying bricks, with the tink-tink-tink sound of a metal tool on brick in sync with techno playing from a portable stereo.

fearless turkey

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:27:57 +0000

fearless turkey

Biked to work today (about 44 miles)

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:55:00 +0000

…with a few dozen people heading to various companies around the peninsula, following this route: http://sf2g.com/bayway.html

Getting up and active before 6 was painful, but the ride was very nice– misty fog, small animals, marshes, and the bay. Light traffic for most of the way.

Photos from the east bay vineyard ride. The weather was pretty much perfect, and we saw jackrabbits, a wild turkey, other...

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:54:00 +0000

Photos from the east bay vineyard ride. The weather was pretty much perfect, and we saw jackrabbits, a wild turkey, other strange birds, and several groups of spandex-clad bicyclists.