Much cooler now in September, made the 42km bike ride to Huay Tung Tao (lake) very pleasant. Only Nescafe at the coffee shop, no cappuccino or latte....made up for by the great views.

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on the first Sunday of each month. Leaving from San Ramon Central Park we ride through Danville and then past the north side of Livermore with a regroup stop at the Starbucks on Vasco.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the Danville Park&Ride lot and heading northwest through Alamo and Walnut Creek to Lafayette and Orinda. After a stop at Theater Square, we continued up Wildcat Canyon Rd past Inspiration Pt. to Grizzly Peak Rd. in Berkeley and took it south to Skyline.

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Tues./Thurs. mornings starting from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and using various routes. Usually we find a Peet's Coffee to stop at along the way.

My brother Scott came to visit. After much food and drink, we wanted to paddle, but we had plenty of rain. Today was a pleasant surprise so we put in at Trout Creek and headed out to the cove and river. Along the way we saw and heard manatee and spotted two gators.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Shannon Center in Dublin and heading south to Sunol and then down Niles Canyon to Palomares. We rode north over Palomares and returned over Dublin Grade and the Schaefer Ranch development.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Diablo Vista Park, heading east to downtown Danville and then north through Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. Due to the wet weather and roads we opted to cut short the planned route over 'Pig Farm' hill and the '3 Bears' to Orinda and instead took Reliez Valley road south to Pleasant Hill into Lafayette and returned along the Blvd.

A leisurely trip around Lowell Lake. This time with my neighbor who is a science teacher so we noticed many plants and animals along the way, from turtles with orange shell interiors to spiral stemmed water plants. My neighbor got to see a big snapping turtle below the surface.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at San Ramon Central Park and heading up through Danville and Lafayette to Moraga. From there we continued up over Pinehurst to Redwood Rd. and took it to Castro Valley. Our return was over Dublin Canyon and up Schaefer Ranch to Dublin Blvd. and back to San Ramon.

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Shannon Center in Dublin and heading south to Sunol. After a brief regroup at the RR station, we continued down Niles Canyon and then up and over Palomares and into Castro Valley. Our return was over Crow and Norris Canyon rds. and then south on the Blvd.