tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49561812711855619762024-02-01T21:47:03.325-08:00Oceanview bicycling journalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-66608324874741826002013-07-28T00:27:00.001-07:002013-07-28T00:58:33.483-07:00Bay Trail through Oakland Airport<p>An adventuresome ride south from Alameda through the Oakland Airport and San Leandro marina. There's interesting sights, several bridges, lots of airplanes, and it's mostly bike friendly for a 5th grader. We did 22 miles out and back and since this is the Bay Trail you can easily lengthen or shorten the trip.</p>
Today we drive to the ride, taking 880-S to High St exit. Go straight down the ramp then take the second right onto High Street, the first right doubles back onto Alameda Avenue.
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After crossing High Street bridge we go left on Fernside and park on the west side just past Lincoln Park. There's a wide bike lane along Fernside south of High Street. You can continue about 10 blocks, turn left and park on Madison or Washington if you don't want to cross Fernside on your bike.
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Cross from the west side to the east side of Fernside Drive using the crosswalk at San Jose to join the 2-way class I/II separated bike lane.
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Over the bridge we go left and hug the shoreline.
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After crossing Doolittle Drive the bike path is on the sidewalk along Bay Harbor Parkway. It's bumpier than the road but not too bad.
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At the end of Harbor Bay Parkway turn left onto Ron Cowan Parkway.
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Ron Cowan Parkway has a super wide and clean shoulder and traffic is low early on a Saturday afternoon.
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The separated class I bike path starts about halfway down the parkway.
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The path is pretty dirty with gravel and there's a few grates to watch out for when it's wet but it's nice to be on a safe bike lane.
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The bike trail is clean and smooth, and Linc loved looking at the airport.
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The "Bill Lockyer" bridge south of the airport is new and wide.
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We watched a Southwest plane landing.
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After the bridge we went right, continuing on Oyster Point shoreline.
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After exiting Oyster Point park we turn right on Neptune. I've always liked this neighborhood, quiet and close to the water.
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The trail joins the road for a short stretch through the marina.
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At the south end of the marina go through the gate and across the bridge to the paved hiking/biking trail.
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Bay Trail scenery here is the more familiar rock-fill shoreline on one side with salt marshes on the other.
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Looking east towards the hills.
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Linc was really curious how this boat ended up here. I think he had half a mind to try and flip it over and take it home.
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<p>We turned around at the end of the paved section (about 2 miles from gate). We could have continued south on dirt trails all the way to San Mateo bridge and onto the BART station in Hayward but we left that for another day. We rode into the typical strong afternoon headwinds on the way back north.<p>
Rails still to come for the train connecting Coliseum BART station to the airport.
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Here's the well marked crosswalk under the busy main airport access road. There's an audible signal when the crosswalk is green.
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Back over the last bridge to Alameda island.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-74977702530153987862013-03-10T16:32:00.000-07:002013-03-11T10:59:37.336-07:00P1 * V1 / T1 = P2 * V2 / T2 the Combined Gas LawWhy does ice form on outflow pipes of gas cylinders or storage tanks?<br />
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The reason you get ice on a propane tank when you are burning fuel or bleeding the gas is explained by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_gas_law">Combined Gas Law (CGL)</a><br />
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The law states that for any gas the Pressure times the Volume divided by the Temperature is a constant. Constant means it's always the same.<br />
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PV/T = k <span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: small;"> t<span style="font-size: small;">hink I can </span></span></span>explain using a <span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">gas </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">barbecue </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">propa<span style="font-size: small;">ne </span></span>tank </span>as an example<span style="font-size: small;">.</span> </span><br />
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First, you<span style="font-size: small;"> want </span>lots of gas in <span style="font-size: small;">the tank in order to </span>cook for a while. To get the gas in you pressurize or squeeze it. (As you squeeze gas molecules closely together gas turns into a liquid, this is why you feel liquid sloshing around a propane tank after a re-fill)<br />
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A full gas cylinder starts at about 130 pounds per square inch (psi) of pressure at 72 degrees F. The pipes which the gas flows through run at a lower pressure. A regulator valve controls the flow between high pressure tank and lower pressure pipes. By limiting gas pressure in the pipe a regulator provides a controlled flow of gas over a long time.<br />
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With a regulator connected and burners open gas flows out through the burners because pressure in the pipe is higher than outside air pressure (about 14 psi), and as long as the pipes are at lower pressure than the tank gas continues to flow out.<br />
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With a full tank the pressure differential is large and gas flows out fast, we often hear it roaring out and see it burning bright blue. It takes us 7 to 8 days to burn a 5 gallon tank camping and by week's end the flow is very slow and quiet.<br />
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When gas flows out internal tank pressure drops slowly so the tank temperature will drop to preserve PV/T = k ratio. However the effect is not big and would not explain ice on the outflow pipes we see above.<br />
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Back to the barbecue, (assuming it's not windy) we see a fairly steady flame. This shows the volume of gas inside the hose is stable. Think about it this way, gas flows in and out of the hose at the same rate so the volume of gas does not change inside the hose, it changes in the tank.<br />
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The only way to preserve the "k" gas ratio in the outflow valve and pipe with a steep Pressure drop and no Volume change is for gas Temperature to drop. Remember PV/T = k, and k does not change.<br />
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So the gas flowing out needs to drop temperature quickly to obey the Law, which causes the outlet valve and pipes to become very cold. Water vapor in the air condenses on the ultra cold surfaces and freezes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">You </span>see ice on those pipes when gas is flowing out because it's the Law! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-44464261040636994692013-03-10T15:51:00.001-07:002013-03-10T15:51:40.685-07:00Two piersHad not noticed the arches on both sides of the pier before. That lower level must have been one busy work area about 70 years ago.<br />
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The old pier from the new viewing pier.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-91276663605300600612013-03-10T15:40:00.002-07:002013-03-10T15:40:38.511-07:00Ford PointThe <a href="http://www.acsailingsf.com/yachts/usa-76/history-of-the-usa-76">84 foot carbon fiber catamaran USA 76</a>, 2003 Americas Cup competitor converted to charters and tours, sailing out past Ford Point.<br />
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Is this a tidal wetland or salt marsh?<br />
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I've been taking the bridge to Bayview Avenue then Meade Street and up to the top of Regatta when the waterfront trail is busy, there's almost no traffic (but you do get freeway noise).<br />
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Meade takes you past the Richmond Field Station <a href="http://richmondbaycampus.lbl.gov/">future home of a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</a> campus. That seems like a good development for this corner of Richmond. Amini's is going to be busy at lunch once the lab is running.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-11385270910561350432013-02-24T10:00:00.000-08:002013-02-25T16:13:50.465-08:00Richmond Waterfront from Barbara and Jay Vincent ParkView from the hilltop at the west end of Barbara and Jay Vincent Park on the Richmond waterfront. The boxy ship with white superstructure to the left of Ford building is a car carrier, a Honda ship I think. The WWII Victory-class merchant mariner <a href="http://www.ssredoakvictory.com/index.htm">Red Oak Victory</a> is to the left of the car carrier.<br />
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This is a wider panoramic view from the same hilltop. There's a great play area with swings and slides and a big lawn off to the right. The waterfront is consistently windy and this little peninsula in particular can be a nice cooling off spot for the kids on a hot day. <br />
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The Boiler House restaurant in the Ford Building (under silver smoke stack) is closed, it is going to <a href="http://www.assemblerestaurant.com/">re-open as Assemble</a>. We're hoping to stop by on a bike ride for a burger once they open, it's a great setting for a waterfront cafe.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-66995752456846556452013-02-19T20:38:00.000-08:002013-02-19T20:39:46.671-08:00Flags of ConvenienceThe Stolt Saphire, a <a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=636007679">38,746 ton tanker</a>, moored at the same wharf where the <a href="http://oceanviewhill.blogspot.com/2012/05/richmond-harbor-mothers-day.html">USS Iowa berthed</a> for a few months during it's retrofit.<br />
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Kaiser built 4 shipyards in Richmond with the largest shipbuilding capacity in the US, assembling a total of <a href="http://www.rosietheriveter.org/shipyard3.htm">747 Ocean (pre-Liberty), Liberty, Cargo Ship (pint size Liberty), C4 Transports, Frigates, LSTs and Victory ships</a>. <br />
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The big <a href="http://oceanviewhill.blogspot.com/2012/02/red-oak-victory-sunset-feb-8th.html">Whirley crane</a> in the background had a 110 foot long boom and could handle up to 83 ton (166,000 pound!) loads. It got it's name from it's novel ability to spin in a full circle. The cranes lowered iron gates into the water to convert the slip into a dry-dock, with <a href="http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/richmond-shipyard-3-slips">pumps removing up to 50,000 gallons per minute</a>.<br />
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Red Oak Victory is the big grey ship in back, you can see the 3 inch bow gun just above the right end of the white Matson container. <a href="http://www.ssredoakvictory.com/index.htm">534 Victory-class ships were built and she is 1 of the last 2 still floating</a>.<br />
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On the very left the 205 foot long 950 ton <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Photograph:%20ca1521&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co%20=hh&st=gallery&sg%20=%20true">Wapama</a>, a 1915 lumber carrier, is hauled up on the pier being restored. According to the <a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca1500/ca1521/data/ca1521data.pdf">Library of Congress</a> Wapama was the last working ship of 225 West Coast steam schooners built from around 1880 to 1923. The CA Thayer in San Francisco and Wawona in Seattle, WA are other examples.<br />
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You can see a 5 ton fragment of <a href="http://channelislands.noaa.gov/shipwreck/dbase/images/MBNMSptarena2.jpg">another steam schooner</a> the <a href="http://channelislands.noaa.gov/shipwreck/dbase/mbnms/pointarena.html">Point Arena</a> (1887) at Año Nuevo State Park. The Point Arena, one of the first steam schooners built with an engine, was loading at Pigeon Point "doghole" harbor (tiny unprotected rocky inlet) in 1913 when a large wave snapped a mooring line and the hull was torn open on a rock. The dangerous small, unprotected and rocky harbors of the West Coast claimed many ships in this class.<br />
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Nice to be out on the bike again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-50190467657892478202012-05-13T13:32:00.003-07:002012-05-13T22:13:03.762-07:00Richmond Harbor, Mother's DayOut on a fine grey morning. Happy Mothers Day to my dear wife.<br />
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For the last couple months I've been waiting to get a close up of the USS Iowa while she is still berthed in Richmond, but with the scaffolding and shrouds off.<br />
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By sheer luck when I stopped today I caught a restored Vietnam-era helicopter landing on the fantail, playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries on the way in. A special Mother's Day event.<br />
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Very impressed with the pilot's steady hand in 20 to 30 mile per hour winds. I'll try to post the video.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-14363501852070555722012-03-26T23:19:00.001-07:002012-03-27T08:15:54.320-07:00Miller Knox Shoreline, Point RichmondMiller-Knox Shoreline is a nice little park for riding with the kids. Often windy, but great views. The main trail circles a little lake and it's pretty much flat all around the 1/2 to 3/4 mile.<br />
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Mount Tamalpais.<br />
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Ferry Point on the left of this panoramic was the western terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad. It was a busy landing point for rail barges trans-shipping oceangoing cargo from San Francisco up until the 1930's or 40's when the SF Bay Bridge was completed, and the landing point for Marin county ferry service up until the mid 1950's when the Richmond San Rafael bridge was completed.<br />
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That's Angel Island to the left on the horizon, with the top of the Golden Gate Bridge north tower just to the right of the island.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-51839173789427698192012-03-25T20:24:00.002-07:002012-03-27T08:26:46.796-07:00Similar view, 3 weeks later<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERNaSp9LKjLxCLJpnug91kIViNYIWsh87KoZVrKecvN2ewQvPdpxwS1AXGgohbmotMq8fd0qmoQFKjgCOCtQMBVUAKdGDzqXlDgkzalFewTI4-GljsUqMQZT9v25YUd7Ooc7dauFrmiY/s1600/Bay_view_032512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="91" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERNaSp9LKjLxCLJpnug91kIViNYIWsh87KoZVrKecvN2ewQvPdpxwS1AXGgohbmotMq8fd0qmoQFKjgCOCtQMBVUAKdGDzqXlDgkzalFewTI4-GljsUqMQZT9v25YUd7Ooc7dauFrmiY/s320/Bay_view_032512.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-88046036265490770112012-03-03T12:44:00.002-08:002012-03-03T12:49:54.023-08:00Golden Gate ViewOakland, San Francisco and the Golden Gate on a not quite crystal clear day, from Grizzly Peak Boulevard near Grizzly Terrace.<br />
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I started from Embarcadero BART and took the bike lane along the waterfront to Northpoint bike lane, then cut over to the hill between Aquatic Park and Fort Mason Center. The Golden Gate bridge was terrible. The west side bike lane is closed for a spell so now we mix with tourists and joggers on the east side. It was very slow.<br />
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Once across the bridge and through Sausalito things start to improve on the Mill Valley - Sausalito bike path through Bothin Marsh Preserve. I took Miller straight up through the parking lot by the old Depot coffee shop and zig-zagged up to West Blithedale. <br />
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After about a mile or so there's a gated fire road on the right, with an entrance you can ride through just behind the redwood on the left side of the gate. Get ready to climb.<br />
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Railroad Grade consistently winds up the south side of Mount Tamalpais at 7%, from Mill Valley to the peak it's about 90% dirt fire road and 10% paved. Lots of rocks and bumps but still passable on 23mm slicks if you don't mind constant bumping and occasional loose grip. Slightly cushier 25mm tires would be better.<br />
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Looking up from about 1/3 of the way up, West Peak on the right and East Peak on the left of the ridge - <br />
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Looking back down - <br />
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My steel Bianchi, no not the traditional celeste green.<br />
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The grade ends after at least an hour of climbing, hitting the ridge road about a mile or two below West Peak. After a quick ride on the road there's a paved bike/pedestrian path on the right after that takes you to the parking lot at the peak. Views from the top are stellar.<br />
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From West peak it's exhilaratingly fast and bitingly cold downhill at first, but then you're slogging uphill again on a couple cruel little climbs. Finally, after East Peak it's all downhill to the junction and a straight shot onto West Ridgecrest Road, an all time favorite.<br />
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Bolinas is on the left of that point of land jutting into the ocean in the center of the picture.<br />
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At the junction with Bolinas - Fairfax road I pause for a snack. It's quiet in the filtered light among the redwoods, and I'm filled with anticipation for another long snaking downhill.<br />
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I wanted to head out to the end of Mesa Road but was short of time, so I explored the Mesa a bit and found myself on this overlook at the end of Maple Road.<br />
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What a beautiful day, cycling over Tam in peace and quiet to meet up with my family in Bolinas. I'm blessed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-72300436784391450332012-02-24T20:22:00.002-08:002012-02-24T20:22:21.144-08:00Fleming Point Feb 24 sunset <br />
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Sunset photo while out for a quick spin on the old steel Bianchi to get saddle angles and seat height dialed in for a ride over Mount Tam tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing the Railroad Grade again.<br />
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Beach at Fleming Point. Supposedly one of the last undisturbed sections of shoreline on the Bay?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-62194778386123135732012-02-24T20:10:00.001-08:002012-05-20T07:31:16.626-07:00Richmond Harbor Feb 23rd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pardon the seam, I just like the look of an oceangoing ship docked right next to the road. It looked like they were loading or off-loading <strike>asphalt</strike> coal. I couldn't tell for sure and didn't want to hang out too long. <br />
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I could smell more clearly - fireplaces, barnyards, roads drying, upturned earth.<br />
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Discovered Justco Lane, much nicer than turning from Crow Canyon onto Castro Valley Blvd. Jump on the curb or squeeze through the gutter at the gate. Connects with Castro Valley at the 580 shopping center, east of the light at the freeway offramp.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-40734568291775583582012-02-19T14:53:00.000-08:002012-02-19T14:53:13.043-08:00Reliez Valley RoadMust have done the Alhambra - Reliez - Happy Valley loop around 50 times, but this was only the second time I've done it counter-clockwise. Backwards makes it new.<br />
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Northwest end of Reliez Valley Road, just before it turns into Alhambra Valley Road.<br />
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<h3>My bread goes to 21</h3>"Dave's Killer Bread" - 21 grains, who even knew there were that many bread grains. It is killer though.<br />
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The 1.8 mile leg down to the boat ramp is open all week now, it's a nice little add-on to the minimum standard SPDR loop through El Sobrante and up Wildcat. Gate closes around dusk.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-84257697677964118092012-02-11T14:12:00.000-08:002012-02-11T16:49:07.310-08:00Palomares RoadA rare treat to get out on Palomares from Albany. It's a beautiful 10 mile stretch with some rollers and one good hill right in the middle, lots of greenery, and no stop signs.<br />
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Snaking south from crest. <br />
Out of reach today, too bad.<br />
Have to come back soon.<br />
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Turning back over the pass after taking south facing photo at the crest, mile marker 5.1 or so. The south side runs next to the creek for a while and is a nice downhill. Hwy 84 into Fremont is not too bad outside of traffic hours.<br />
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USS Iowa berthed in Richmond, off of Harbour Boulevard near the old Ford Building.<br />
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Is it somewhat ironic that the Ford Building (on the right), with a wharf where so many tanks, jeeps and other material forged from US steel was loaded aboard ships destined for the Pacific theater in WW II, is today immediately adjacent to the landing point for steel imported in the shape of Honda, Subaru, Kia, and other cars?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-27282312800302689782012-01-29T10:53:00.000-08:002012-01-29T10:53:37.222-08:00Sunday MorningBerkeley Pier and San Francisco, 7:45am<br />
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Berkeley Pier <br />
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Snowy Egret finding breakfast<br />
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Richmond bike path waterfront, view westward from future Lawrence Berkeley Lab site<br />
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USS Iowa just visible behind the Ford building, sunrise Christmas Eve.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956181271185561976.post-6957135225167813712011-12-22T18:30:00.000-08:002011-12-24T11:54:05.738-08:00Albany-Richmond Waterfront Sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYXi1CYCGLnfUXNNS8ODi3ei_3-A4envtxJT1nsxf3y8XwG-LYdn3m5HrJvjKoecN5PGkLW9NGZJSAnuid1G4KGMQyw_Fkoo6TVCk-RygDiTlqTkFYAKMQI-d5TG6St6UtrD3-5zuzkE/s1600/Albany+Mud+Flats+Dec+22+2011.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="168" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYXi1CYCGLnfUXNNS8ODi3ei_3-A4envtxJT1nsxf3y8XwG-LYdn3m5HrJvjKoecN5PGkLW9NGZJSAnuid1G4KGMQyw_Fkoo6TVCk-RygDiTlqTkFYAKMQI-d5TG6St6UtrD3-5zuzkE/s400/Albany+Mud+Flats+Dec+22+2011.png" /></a></div><br />
Albany mud flats<br />
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