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Lafayette Reservoir hike 2016-11-04 7.7 km4.8 mi 1h:19m 5 photos

Reservoir and control tower (so tall since water level was planned to be much higher) Fall foliage Map

Hike around Lafayette Reservoir on the lower, paved trail.

Redwood Regional Park hike 2016-11-02 14 km8.7 mi 4h:44m 17 photos

Junction with the French trail past the playground on the Stream trail Gathering at Canyon Meadow Map

Outing of Wilma's Wednesday Hiker group in Redwood Regional Park. Starting at Canyon Meadow staging area we hiked up the Stream and Bridle trails to the French trail and took that all the way to Redwood Peak trail on our way to lunch at Redwood Bowl. Our return was down Madrone and Star Flower to the Stream trail and then back to the start.

San Ramon - Livermore 2016-10-31 54.2 km33.7 mi 3h:46m 6 photos

Refreshment stop at Peet's 4th St., Livermore Start from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and heading out to Livermore for a refreshment stop at Peet's coffee downtown before returning.

Joaquin Miller Park hike 2016-10-30 11.6 km7.2 mi 2h:29m 4 photos

A little dark for a photo lookout point Still a bit of a view at this time Putting on rain gear at the start Map

Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers on a rainy day. The group got split up and the leader went back to check on people since the flour arrows were being washed away. Our sub group started back along the trail but then opted to take Skyline road back as a more sure way of returning.

Briones Regional Park Hike 2016-10-26 10.6 km6.6 mi 3h:29m 30 photos

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Annual birthday hike & potluck of Wilma's Wednesday Hiker celebrating everyone in the group who has had a birthday in the preceding year. Today's outing was a loop through Briones Regional Park starting at the Bear Creek staging area and heading past Briones and Mott summits.

Dublin - Danville loop 2016-10-24 46.3 km28.8 mi 3h:28m 5 photos

Regroup on Crow Canyon Start from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

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

San Ramon - Livermore - Pleasanton loop 2016-10-23 77.4 km48.1 mi 4h:30m 11 photos

Refreshment stop at Shadow Puppet brewery Rest stop at Starbucks on Vasco Starting from the Sycamore Ave. Park&Ride Map

Valley Spokesmen 'Oktoberfest' club ride starting at the Sycamore Ave. Park&Ride and heading over to Livermore and Pleasanton with some brewery stops along the way.

Half Moon Bay - Pescadero loop 2016-10-22 64.4 km40 mi 4h:48m 21 photos

at Pescadero Beach Start on Main St. in Half Moon Bay Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting in Half Moon Bay, riding down Hwy. 1 to Pescadero and then returning by a route slightly more inland (Stage, Tunitas Crk., Lobitos, Verde, Purisima, Higgins-Purisima).

San Ramon - Sweet Affair in Walnut Creek 2016-10-21 59.7 km37.1 mi 4h:04m 7 photos

Oak Hill Park Diablo Rd. Iron Horse trail Start from San Ramon Central Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on odd-numbered Fridays starting from San Ramon Central Park. Today we headed up to Walnut Creek for refreshments at Sweet Affair.

Redwood, Joaquin Miller, and Roberts Parks hike 2016-10-19 13.7 km8.5 mi 4h:31m 19 photos

Start from Wayside Picnic Area Map

Outing of Wilma's Wednesday Hiker group starting from the Wayside Picnic area in Redwood Regional Park and hiking up to Joaquin Miller and Roberts parks with a refreshment stop at Redwood Bowl.

San Ramon - Pleasanton 2016-10-18 24.6 km15.3 mi 2h:16m 2 photos

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Test of the TripTrack mobile app. Works ok but the pictures are both placed at the start point, not in their proper places. Also it seems to have taken awhile for the app to have gotten the location and also to regain a location lock after our library stop.

San Ramon - Dublin - Danville 2016-10-17 47 km29.2 mi 4h:18m 3 photos

Amador Valley Blvd. Iron Horse trail Refreshment stop at Peet's Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Monday and Thursday mornings from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery. Today we rode up to the Peet's Coffee in Danville and returned on the Iron Horse Trail.

McGurk Meadow - Dewey and Crocker Points 2016-10-13 15.9 km9.9 mi 6h:15m 18 photos

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Outing of Wilma's Wednesday hikers in Yosemite Park from the McGurk Meadow trailhead to Dewey and Crocker Points. Picture date/time not properly recorded so they don't show in the proper locations.

McGurk Meadow - Taft Pt. - Glacier Pt. in Yosemite 2016-10-12 13.5 km8.4 mi 5h:46m 32 photos

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Outing of Wilma's Wednesday hikers in Yosemite Park from the McGurk Meadow trailhead to Glacier Point. Picture date/time not properly recorded so they don't show in the proper locations.

Hike from Big Trees Lodge in Yosemite 2016-10-11 6.4 km4 mi 1h:42m 2 photos

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Outing of Wilma's Wednesday hikers in Yosemite Park from the Big Trees (formerly Wawona) Lodge on a loop trail starting toward the Mariposa Grove (unfortunately closed for trail work). Picture date/time not properly recorded so they don't show in the proper locations.

Wawona - Chilnualna Falls hike 2016-10-11 11.1 km6.9 mi 4h:26m 15 photos

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Outing of Wilma's Wednesday hikers in Yosemite Park just north of Wawona on a trail to Swinging Bridge and a viewpoint of Chilnualna Falls. Picture date/time not properly recorded so they don't show in the proper locations.

San Ramon - 5 Canyons and Hayward 2016-10-09 55 km34.2 mi 3h:22m

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Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Shannon Center in Dublin and heading over to Castro Valley for a ride up into the 5 Canyons neighborhood. We then descended past the Cal State - East Bay campus into Hayward before returning over Dublin Canyon rd. No pictures taken today.

San Ramon - Curry Pt. on Mt. Diablo 2016-10-07 52.9 km32.9 mi 3h:51m 31 photos

one of the new signs start of the climb Starting from St. Timothy's Church parking lot Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride to the celebration of new safety markings on Mt. Diablo. Double yellow 'no passing' lines, 'Don't pass bikes on blind curves', and 'Avoid crashes - slow down' signs have recently been installed along with a couple new Stop signs and handouts to motorists. The ceremony was held at Curry Pt. which is just a little past Rock City on the way up south gate.

San Ramon to Moraga Ride 2016-10-04 69.7 km43.3 mi 3h:50m

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Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at San Ramon Central Park and heading up to Moraga via Livorna Park. No pictures taken today.

Hayward Shoreline Center - Alameda and Bay Farm Islands 2016-10-02 62 km38.5 mi 3h:28m 6 photos

Refreshments at the Speisekammer Just before the High St. bridge into Alameda Starting from the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center and riding north on some of the dirt/gravel roads through the wetlands. We then rode past Oakland airport and looped through Alameda and Bay Farm Islands with a refreshment stop at the Speisekammer with their Oktoberfest celebration.

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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