Ok, that wasn't quite what I had planned.
This morning, my wonderful niece Mira (almost 3) was part of a ballet recital at Skyline High in Oakland. Since I wanted to see her perform and I wanted to get in a good bike ride, I figured I'd just bike to Skyline High. Well, not quite. The Amtrak train between San Jose and Oakland starts about a mile from my house, so I could take the train to the Coliseum stop and then bike from there up to Skyline High. Afterwards, I could drop down the eastern side of the Oakland Hills and do the "3 Bears" ride.
The train/ride up to Skyline went great (and Mira was great!). Afterwards, though, I got a bit lost. Instead of turning towards Moraga/Orinda and the 3 Bears, I accidentally kept heading south, until I popped out in Castro Valley. At that point, I figured my original plans were shot, so I made the best of it and biked down Palomares Road (wonderful ride) to Niles Canyon and then down into Fremont, where I caught the train back to San Jose. Not a bad ride and I was even able to do a bit of wine tasting along Palomares Road.
The total ride was around 40 miles, including the home to train station segment. Map included below:
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Random updates on planning/training for the Tahoe Sierra Century in September and for a three-week trip down the length of the Rhine river in October.
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