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San Ramon - Ed Levin Park 2016-01-25 99.6 km61.9 mi 6h:48m 19 photos

1st summit stop on Calaveras 'Little Yosemite' part of Sunol Regional Park Sunol at the Water Temple entrance Heading out from Crank-2 bicycle shop Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride on a mainly out-and-back route to Sunol and then up Calaveras Rd. past the reservoir and down to Ed Levin Park for a RR and short refreshment break before tackling 'The Wall' and heading back. Still lots of work going on at the dam construction site with quite a few trucks coming up the hill.

Danville - Dublin - Windemere - Blackhawk loop 2016-01-24 70.5 km43.8 mi 4h:06m 16 photos

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

Tilden Park Hike: Inspiration Pt. to Vollmer Pk. 2016-01-21 10.9 km6.8 mi 2h:57m 28 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers starting at Inspiration Point and heading up to Vollmer Peak primarily on the Seaview Trail. We then went down to the steam train area for our refreshment break before returning on the Lupine/Vollmer Peak/Lower Big Springs/Seaview trails.

Fallon Park - Livermore ride 2016-01-20 89.5 km55.6 mi 4h:17m 12 photos

Doolan Rd. Trail along Jack London Start at Fallon Sports Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Fallon Sports Park in Dublin and heading over to Livermore with an out-and-back excursion on Doolan Rd. and a climb of Collier Canyon along the way. We stopped for refreshments at Starbucks on Vasco before returning via Greenville, Patterson Pass, East, Murrieta, and Jack London.

San Ramon - Clyde Ride 2016-01-18 91.9 km57.1 mi 5h:14m 14 photos

6th St. in Concord Canal Trail Ride start at Heather Farm Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek and heading north through Concord to the small town of Clyde. We then went east through Pacheco and Martinez before returning via Pleasant Hill. The track here also includes my ride to/from the start to San Ramon.

San Ramon - Livermore ride 2016-01-15 52 km32.3 mi 2h:51m 8 photos

Stop at Starbucks on Vineyard Jack London Start from San Ramon Central Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on odd-numbered Fridays leaving from San Ramon Central Park and using various routes. Today's ride headed south to Dublin and then east to Livermore. After a refreshment stop at the Starbucks on Vineyard we returned through Pleasanton and the Alamo Canal and Iron Horse trails.

Lake Chabot Hike 2016-01-13 15.7 km9.7 mi 4h:17m 24 photos

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Outing of Wilma's Wednesday Hikers around Lake Chabot with a refreshment stop at Hawk's Ridge.

Oakland 2016-01-12 11 km6.8 mi 2h:54m 32 photos

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Redwood Regional Park hike 2016-01-12 11.2 km6.9 mi 2h:54m 32 photos

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Outing with the 'Tuesday U-turn' hiking group. Starting at the Canyon Meadow Staging Area on Redwood Rd., we first headed east along the road to the start of the Bridle Trail, then took the Orchard up to the French, up the Madrone to the Starflower, and then Tres Sendas down to the Stream Trail. After a refreshment stop at Trail's End we returned on the Bridle trail back to the start.

Danville 2016-01-10 55.4 km34.4 mi 2h:27m 2 photos

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Pleasanton - San Ramon 2016-01-08 52.4 km32.6 mi 3h:42m 9 photos

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Bear Creek Trail hike 2016-01-07 11.9 km7.4 mi 2h:53m 25 photos

Briones Reservoir Start at Briones Overlook Staging Area Map

Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers on an out-and-back trip starting at the Briones Overlook and heading to the Bear Creek staging area on the Bear Creek trail through EBMUD land.

San Leandro to Alameda and Bay Farm Islands 2016-01-02 57.6 km35.8 mi 3h:32m 24 photos

Doolittle Dr. Oyster Bay bike path Start from San Leandro Marina Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the San Leandro Marina and heading north past Oakland airport to Alameda and Bay Farm islands with a stop at the USS Hornet carrier at the former Naval Air Station.

Danville to Mt. Diablo New Year's Ride 2016-01-01 46.3 km28.8 mi 4h:18m 9 photos

View from Juniper At the Junction Ranger Station Start from the RR museum parking lot in downtown Danville Map

Valley Spokesmen traditional New Year's Ride from Danville to the summit of Mt. Diablo (3849'). Sunny but rather chilly day with the temperature in the 30s for most of the ride. Fortunately not much wind so it was really quite pleasant at the summit. But some fog/smoke rolled in from the east so we didn't get as nice a view as we had expected.

Sunol Regional Park and Maquire Peak hike 2015-12-27 18.1 km11.2 mi 4h:04m 45 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers in Sunol Regional Park. Starting near the park headquarters we headed up the Canyon View, Indian Joe Nature, Indian Joe Creek, and Cave Rocks trails to Eagle View Road, and continued on the Eagle View trail to Welch Creek Road. After descending .

San Ramon to Five Canyons (Hayward Hills) 2015-12-26 60 km37.3 mi 3h:42m 10 photos

Regroup at the Fire Station Starting up 5 Canyons Pkwy. Start from San Ramon Central Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at San Ramon Central Park and heading over to Castro Valley via Schaefer Ranch. We then headed up 5 Canyon Pkwy. to Fairway before descending Hayward Dr. past the campus and through town to A St. and then Grove through Castro Valley on our way back up Dublin Canyon and into Dublin and San Ramon.

Diablo Vista Park - Livermore ride 2015-12-25 61.8 km38.4 mi 2h:50m 8 photos

Through Livermore Manning Start from Diablo Vista Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Diablo Vista Park south of Blackhawk and heading out Camino Tassajara/Highland/Manning to Livermore. After riding through town we had a refreshment break at the Starbucks on Vineyard before returning through Pleasanton, Dublin, and San Ramon.

Valle Vista to Redwood Park hike 2015-12-24 11.5 km7.2 mi 3h:23m 24 photos

EBMUD trail Start at Valle Vista on a rainy morning Map

East Bay Casual Hikers outing starting at the Valle Vista staging area near Moraga. Our start was on an EBMUD (water district) trail and we then crossed Pinehurst Rd. to continue into Redwood Park. We climbed to the East Ridge trail and then descended on Prince Rd. down to the Stream trail.

Briones Park Hike 2015-12-20 13.1 km8.2 mi 2h:59m 19 photos

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East Bay Casual Hikers outing in Briones Regional Park

Diablo Vista Park - WC via Diablo Jnctn. 2015-12-18 66.1 km41 mi 4h:54m 13 photos

Regroup at the junction Heading up to the Junction on Diablo Blackhawk Rd. Start from Diablo Vista Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Diablo Vista Park in Danville and heading up to the Junction Ranger Station and then descending the north side into Walnut Creek. After refreshments at Sweet Affair bakery we returned on the same route.

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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