Ocean to rough to kayak so we grabbed a canoe and headed to a nearby river. Wildlife was limited to birds and iguanas. As big as they were, nearly 5 feet long, they would perch at the end of the branches. Occasionally we spooked them and they would fall out of the trees.

Hike with Wilma's Wednesday Hikers on a day with rain forecast. Switched the planned hike to the Stream Trail to minimize mud and potential slips we thought we might encounter in the originally planned Leona Canyon.

Traditional Valley Spokesmen club ride on New Years Day - ride from Danville to the top of Mt. Diablo. The track here also includes my ride to/from the start from my home in San Ramon.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from the Sycamore Ave. Park&Ride in Danville and heading up to Lafayette and Orinda via Happy Valley. After a refreshment stop at the Orinda Library the main group continued up Camino Pablo to Bear Creek Rd. and returned via Happy Valley. I came back the less hilly way on the St. Stephen's trail to Lafayette and back along the Blvd.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Shannon Center in Dublin and heading over Schaefer Ranch into Castro Valley. We then rode out Cull Canyon to the end before returning and climbing Crow and Norris Canyon Rds. back to San Ramon. Track also includes my ride from home and some errands on the way back.

East Bay Casual Hikers outing together with 'Trail Gail' of East Bay Regional Parks starting from the Valle Vista staging area outside Moraga and taking the King Canyon loop along the north shore of the Upper San Leandro Reservoir.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Shannon Center in Dublin and heading south to Sunol. We then did an out-and-back climb to the end of Kilkare Rd. before returning on Pleasanton-Sunol Rd. with a stop at Peet's Coffee on Hopyard and Valley along the way. From there we rode through the BART station into Dublin and back to the start.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Diablo Vista Park in Danville and heading to Livermore via Camino Tassajara, Highland, Carneal, Manning, and N. Livermore Aves. We rode south through town and stopped at the Starbucks on Vineyard before returning on Valley, Hopyard, and the Iron Horse trail.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Heather Farm park in Walnut Creek. I rode from home to meet them on Stone Valley in Alamo and rode with them through Blackhawk and south into San Ramon.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from the Raley shopping center at the south end of Pleasanton and heading south to Sunol and then out Calaveras Rd. past the reservoir. Some opted to continue up Felter Rd. to the summit, but the rest of us turned around at the top of the 'Wall'.