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San Ramon - Las Trampas - Pleasanton ride 2016-04-01 48.1 km29.9 mi 2h:36m 10 photos

Regroup at end of road at Las Trampas park Heading up Bollinger Canyon rd. Start from San Ramon Central Park Map

Valley Spokesmen easy-paced club ride held on odd-numbered Fridays and leaving from San Ramon Central Park using a variety of routes.

Las Trampas Hike 2016-03-31 13.7 km8.5 mi 3h:13m 23 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers starting at the Elworthy Staging area off the new KB housing development and heading quickly up to and along the Las Trampas Ridge. We then did a short loop taking the Del Amigo trail to Sulphur Springs which reconnected us to the Las Trampas Ridge trail.

Pleasanton - Calaveras ride 2016-03-29 42.6 km26.5 mi 2h:19m 7 photos

Regroup at first summit Pleasanton - Sunol Rd. Cut-through gate at end of San Antonio St. Starting from the Crank-2 bike shop Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from the Crank-2 bicycle shop in Pleasanton and heading south to Sunol and Calaveras Rd. Most of us just went to the first summit before the reservoir, but some continued to the 'wall' near the southern edge of the reservoir.

Dublin - Livermore ride 2016-03-28 56 km34.8 mi 2h:52m 11 photos

Trail by Alden Rd. Trail along Isabel Trail along Jack London Starting out from Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Monday and Thursday mornings starting at the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and using various routes.

Dublin - Sunol - Calaveras ride 2016-03-27 62 km38.5 mi 2h:59m 17 photos

Foothill Rd. I-580 overpass Start from Shannon Center Map

Group ride starting from Shannon Center in Dublin and heading south to Sunol and then on Calaveras to the park turn-off. Our return took us along Sunol-Pleasanton rd and back to Dublin via the BART station.

Feather Pedals Pleasanton - Calaveras - Livermore ride 2016-03-26 107.6 km66.9 mi 5h:26m 19 photos

Old Brown Church on Kilkare South on Willow Start at the Pleasanton BART Map

Ride by the Feather Pedals group of the Valley Spokesmen club. Today's ride was the 12th in a series of conditioning rides leading up to the Cinderella Classic in early April. Starting at the Pleasanton BART station we headed south to Sunol and then up and back on Kilkare Rd. before continuing out to the Calaveras Reservoir.

San Ramon - Blackhawk - Alamo loop 2016-03-25 46.1 km28.6 mi 2h:59m 8 photos

Camino Tassajara Added sign-ins on El Capitan Rd. Start from San Ramon Central Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on odd-numbered Fridays starting from San Ramon Central Park.

5 Canyons - Garin hike 2016-03-24 12 km7.5 mi 3h:07m 29 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers starting at the Don Castro Recreation Area in Castro Valley and heading through the 5 Canyons area into Garin Park.

San Ramon - Finley School - Windemere area loop 2016-03-20 42.5 km26.4 mi 2h:01m 12 photos

Regroup at end of paved part of Finley Rd. Camino Tassajara Start at Bollinger Canyon Park&Ride Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the Bollinger Canyon Park&Ride lot and heading out Camino Tassajara to Finley School before turning around at the end of the paved road. Our return took us through the Lawrence Rd. cut-through to Japonica in the Windemere development and we then took Bollinger Canyon to Old Ranch and back to the start.

San Ramon - Livermore loop ride 2016-03-19 93.1 km57.9 mi 4h:52m 22 photos

Roadside poppies on Concannon 1st Starbucks stop on Vineyard W. Las Positas Start at the Pleasanton BART Map

11th in a series of conditioning rides by the Feather Pedals group of the Valley Spokesmen club leading up to the Cinderella Classic ride in early April. Today's ride started at the Pleasanton BART station and headed south through Pleasanton and then around the outskirts of Livermore with stops at Starbucks on Vineyard and Vasco.

Del Valle to Murietta Falls Hike 2016-03-17 19.1 km11.8 mi 6h:30m 36 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers starting at the east end of the Del Valle Reservoir and hiking into the Ohlone Wilderness to Murietta Falls. The falls only run for a fairly short period after a rain, so this trip was planned following the storms of the previous weekend.

San Ramon to Livorna Park and south Walnut Creek 2016-03-16 51.3 km31.9 mi 3h:30m

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Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from San Ramon Central Park. We headed north through Danville and over to Blackhawk, then through the Diablo and Round Hill country clubs on our way to Livorna Park. From there we continued north to Rudgear and then returned along Danville Blvd.

San Ramon - Dublin - Blackhawk - Windemere - Dublin loop 2016-03-14 52.4 km32.5 mi 3h:47m 8 photos

Bollinger Canyon Amador Valley Starting out from Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride on Mon./Thurs. mornings leaving from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and using various routes.

Pleasanton BART - Livermore & Kalthoff Vineyards loop 2016-03-12 60.2 km37.4 mi 3h:00m 9 photos

Starting through the Kalthof vineyard area Jack London Blvd. Start from Pleasanton BART station lot Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride by the Feather Pedals group as part of a series of conditioning rides leading up to the Cinderella Classic in early April. Today's ride was shortened due to forecast rain in the afternoon. We started at the Pleasanton BART station and headed out to Livermore before looping south of town and through the Kalthof vineyard area (sometimes called 'Tuscany').

Dublin - Danville Peets 2016-03-10 33.5 km20.8 mi 1h:58m 4 photos

SRVB in San Ramon A few dark clouds but then it cleared again SRVB in Danville Refreshment stop at Peet's in Danville Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride on Mon./Thurs. mornings leaving from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and using various routes.

Rudgear Park - Shell Ridge and Bob Pond hike 2016-03-03 12.2 km7.6 mi 2h:41m 26 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers. We started at Rudgear Park off Stewart Ave. and took the Sugarloaf-Shell Ridge trail through the neighborhood into Diablo Foothills Regional Park. A series of trails took us through the Castle Rock Reg. Rec. area and then to our rest stop at Bob Pond.

Dublin - Blackhawk - Danville ride 2016-03-01 42.6 km26.5 mi 2h:59m 6 photos

Diablo Country Club Dougherty Starting out from Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride on Tues./Thurs. mornings leaving from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and using various routes.

Del Valle Reservoir Hike 2016-02-28 10 km6.2 mi 2h:34m 40 photos

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East Bay Casual Hikers outing starting at the staging area on Arroyo Rd. near the dam for the Del Valle reservoir. We hiked up the hill north of the dam and continued along the north side of the lake. Our return was along a similar path with a couple diversions where there was an alternate route nearer to the water. The last 1.

Pleasanton BART - Sunol Park - Livermore & Kalthoff Vineyards loop 2016-02-27 92.4 km57.4 mi 4h:52m 26 photos

Regroup at Sunol RR station Foothill Blvd. Ride start from E. Pleasanton BART Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride by the Feather Pedals group as part of a series of conditioning rides leading up to the Cinderella Classic in early April.

Dublin - Verona - Pleasanton ride 2016-02-25 46 km28.6 mi 3h:15m 11 photos

Verona Bridge Foothill Start from Livermore Cyclery in Dublin Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride on Tues./Thurs. mornings leaving from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and using various routes.

Statistics Charts

Peter Rathmann Peter Rathmann
Trips 736
Photos 10421
Total distance 40885 km25405 mi
Max distance 1066 km663 mi
Avg distance 56 km35 mi
Total duration 116 days 12h:24m
Max duration 1 day 4h:15m
Avg duration 3h:47m

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