PESO 2019 - 116-119 - GDG

Got the numbering on these a little out of order but eh? doesn't really =
matter.=20

I took a nice cycle ride on Wednesday... Hopped the train with the =
Fatboy Comp Carbon here in Santa Clara and exitted in Redwood City.

https://flic.kr/p/2hA19D3

I met a friend there for lunch. Afterwards, I let Google Maps guide me =
back down the Peninsula towards Mountain View. I had it set to cycling =
and it took me through a marvelously twisty and fun route that I'd never =
have dreamed up myself. I stopped several times to make a photo when the =
light and the scene moved me.=20

First, at the edge of Menlo Park and Palo Alto, there was this giraffe:=20=


https://flic.kr/p/2hA19CB

After that, I crossed over the US 101 highway complex at the Arastradero =
maze using the very long pedestrian bridge there and headed out on the =
Bay Trail. It was a lovely day out and the trail was completely empty =
when I was there, the first time that's happened on the rides I've taken =
there.=20

https://flic.kr/p/2hzXjFq

This trail goes way out onto the edge of SF Bay, and can take you onto =
dirt around east of Moffet Field, but I didn't want to go that way. =
Hopping back over US 101 via another pedestrian bridge, and then =
wiggling through one neighborhood after another, I found myself right =
back at one of my favorite cafe's in downtown Mountain View, Dana Street =
Roasting Company. These chairs begged to be photographed, the light was =
stunning in rich contrasts.

https://flic.kr/p/2hzXjFR

=46rom there to home is a (mostly boring) pretty straight shot down =
Evelyn and onto Monroe, about 8 miles or so long. I didn't stop again to =
make any photos in that section, I just pounded pedals and flew as it is =
slightly downhill most of the way=E2=80=A6 :)

All told, it was 27 miles on that run at 11.8 mph average speed. I =
pummeled down 1400 calories of pedaling... It was great! All photos made =
with the Leica CL fitted with Voigtl=C3=A4nder 10mm f/5.6.=20

onwards, always onwards!
G
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The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.