Bike riding milestone

Since today turned out to be nice with a bit of blue sky and no rain showers, I hopped on the bike for perhaps my last ride of the year. My 33 mile ride included a stop at Peet’s Coffee on Bollinger in east San Ramon. I like that store—it has lots of windows and […]

Hiking through Almaden Quicksilver Park

On the trail in Almaden Quicksilver

A geocaching friend of mine suggested a hike through Almaden Quicksilver, starting at the Hacienda trailhead and ending at the McAbee trailhead. Five of us made that approximately 8 mile hike today. I found it very enjoyable.

The temperature was very nice—quite comfortable when hiking in the sun and […]

Circumnavigating Pinecrest Lake

A bit of a bushwhack to get on top of this rock

As part of a clue retrieval in an annual geocaching puzzle solving activity, Karen and I joined a group of friends at Pinecrest Lake. Our first order of business was to retrieve the clue we needed up a steep hill to a rocky […]