Last Sunday after a rainy week in the Bay Area, we headed over to Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont to get in some bike riding/hiking, and to see if any wildflowers had made an appearance. California poppies were making quite a showing on the brilliant green rolling hills, and the purple lupines, although harder … More Springtime at Coyote Hills
My daughter’s volleyball team finally qualified for Junior Nationals at the very, very last qualifier tournament in May, leaving our team scrambling to get flights, hotel reservations, transportation, etc… for Minneapolis, Minnesota. We have never been to Minnesota and frankly, I really didn’t know what to expect, so I embarrassingly spent a lot of time … More St. Paul, Minnesota
When a trail is described as “one of the top bike trails in the nation,””world-renowned,” or the “jewel of Sacramento” I just have to check it out for myself. The Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail (also called the American River Parkway) located in the Sacramento area is a paved 32-mile trail that parallels the American River … More Sunset Bike Ride on the Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail
I’m not sure how I’m going to convince you to go bike riding at the Grand Canyon, but I’m going to try. Because…I think if you can spend some time cruising along the rim trails while being regaled by the ever changing views, you will just love it like we did. On a bike you … More Biking the Grand Canyon Trails
October in Half Moon Bay is a very popular place with its pumpkin festival and the many, many pumpkin patches that people come to from all over. Getting to Half Moon Bay is a little bit of a headache on the weekends, but if you can drive over Hwy 92 (from the east) or Hwy … More Half Moon Bay Coastal Bike Ride
Location: Tahoe City to Squaw Valley, California Bike ride: Truckee River Bike Trail, popular multi-use path Length: easy 5 mile bike path from Tahoe City to Squaw Valley (10 mile round trip) Parking (if you are starting at Tahoe City): Free parking lot off of Hwy 89 on Cabin Creek Rd, next to the transit center … More Biking the Truckee River Bike Trail in Lake Tahoe
Location: Yosemite National Park, California (Yosemite Valley) Bike trail length: 8 mile loop through Yosemite Valley from Yosemite Lodge at the Falls to Mirror Lake and back. (The Yosemite NPS site says there are over 12 miles of bike trails in Yosemite) Time: 1-3 hours depending on the number of stops Season: Spring My absolute, all-time favorite … More Yosemite Valley Bike Ride in the Spring
Location: San Francisco Bay Trail from Mountain View to Sunnyvale Parking: Terminal Road, Mountain View Bike ride date: March 2015 On a Saturday in March we took a bike ride on part of the San Francisco Bay Trail, the section from Mountain View to Sunnyvale (14.5 miles round trip). The San Francisco Bay Trail is … More Bike Riding on the San Francisco Bay Trail
Location: Samuel P. Taylor State Park, California (off of Sir Francis Drake Blvd in Marin County) Bike trail: Cross Marin Trail (paved portion, about 3 miles to Platform Bridge Road from day-use area), easy Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Marin County (15 minutes west of San Rafael on Sir Francis Drake Blvd) has a paved … More Biking in Samuel P. Taylor State Park
