Have not been on my mountain bike since November 1

I went on a 50 mile ride on the first of the month. That evening my Dad's heart rate went up to 140 beats a minute, normal is in the range of 65 to 80, so had to rush him to Kaiser Hospital. He has been in and out of the hospital since and between taking care of my Mom and him I have had no time for a ride. I was planing to go tomorrow but looks as if that is out too.  Today he was fitted for a heart monitor which he was to wear for 24 hours. However after 5 hours it became disconnected and I was not able to restart it so I will need to take him to Kaiser sometime tomorrow. Hope we can come in the morning.  I will call Kaiser tomorrow.

Wow it was really HOT today

There was no breeze at all, it was at least 95 degrees all along the bay trail. I lost at least 2 pounds, that has not happened on a ride for at least a year. I did meet a really nice person who was trying to find a way from home to work along the bay trail.  I was able to show her a few ways to get to work.  I hope I see her again as she was fun to ride and talk with.

A Real Summer Day

Summer is almost over and kids are starting back to school, and we had the first real summer day of the year.  There was no fog and only a very light breeze and by afternoon the temperature was in the 80s at the edge of the bay.  So I started out at 8:15 AM and rode all the way from Redwood City to the San Francisco Airport Main Terminal Building and back a round trip of just over 54 miles.

Coyote Point

Coyote Point

San Carlos Train Station

San Carlos Train Station

Bay Trail, Foster City

Bay Trail, Foster City

Bay Trail, Foster City

Bay Trail, Foster City

Bay Trail Photos

Seaport Drive Redwood City

July 6th Bay Trail Photos

New bike trail in Coyote Point,

 Trail at Seal Point Park

Nice day for a ride

It is the first time in a very long time that there was no wind. Temperature along the bay trail was in the high 70s maybe even the low 80s.  I felt real sorry for the windsurfers on the bay.  However I have been told by the people at Boardsports School that a breeze of 10 miles an hour is good for teaching beginners. For Jane and Rebecka's sake I hope the class where beginners.  I have not had any time of late to post photographs.  I will try really hard to do that this coming week.

A Sunday in Livermore

Yesterday Sunday February 28, 2010 in spent the day in Livermore California visiting my two best friends Sue and Sara. Although I took my camera with me I never got around to taking any photos. I arrived in Livermore about noon and spent a little time looking at their very slow computer, I could not find anything at fault, think it is just old and tired. Then Sue and I did a bit of grocery shopping. About 2 in the afternoon Sue and I took a nice bike ride up and down the bike trails that cross Livermore in almost every direction. We rode for about 15 miles getting home just before dark. While I picked oranges from Sue and Sara's orange tree, Sara made a Raspberry Pineapple tart and Sue cooked a meat ball soup. What a great dinner.

I will place a link in my blog to the Livermore bicycling and hiking trail map

Some Photos from the bay trail

I will be posting images from my bike rides along the bay trail