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Dublin - Santa Cruz 2016-10-01 164.2 km102 mi 8h:50m 9 photos

Alameda Creek trail Niles Canyon Regroup at Sunol RR station Heading out from Shannon Center Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Shannon Center in Dublin and heading south through Niles Canyon and along the Alameda Creek trail to the Dumbarton Bridge. After a rest stop in Palo Alto we continued up Sandhill and Portola to Old LaHonda for our first major climb and then descended to the LaHonda market for another regroup and refreshment stop. Pescadero Rd.

San Ramon - Mt. Diablo Junction 2016-09-30 59.4 km36.9 mi 4h:20m 9 photos

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Valley Spokesmen club ride held on even-numbered Friday mornings starting from St. Timothy's church at the base of Mt. Diablo. We ride up as far as desired (usually to the junction) and then head back down.

Lake Chabot hike 2016-09-28 12.6 km7.8 mi 4h:05m 19 photos

Circling to count off at the start Map

Outing of Wilma's Wednesday Hikers in Lake Chabot Regional Park starting from the Marina and heading over to the Redwood Canyons (formerly Willows) golf course.

Heather Farm ride to Dublin 2016-09-26 52.8 km32.8 mi 3h:03m 12 photos

Lilac Ridge Bridges Golf Course El Capitan Regroup at Lunardi's Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Heather Farm in Walnut Creek and heading south to Dublin. I rode from home in San Ramon and met the rest of the group in Alamo so the track shown here reflects that.

Shannon Center - Calaveras 2016-09-25 70.2 km43.6 mi 3h:22m 3 photos

Regroup at store on Pleasanton-Sunol Rd. Turn around at 1st summit Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at Shannon Center in Dublin and heading south to Sunol and continuing down Calaveras Rd. to the first summit.

San Francisco - Larkspur - Tiburon loop 2016-09-24 82.2 km51.1 mi 6h:36m 27 photos

Color guard Bagpipe band Starting out from the Ferry Bldg. on the Embarcadero BART car with extra side rail space Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the SF Ferry Bldg., heading over the Golden Gate into Sausalito, and continuing north through Corte Madera into Larkspur. Our return was along Paradise Dr. to Tiburon with a stop for refreshments, then through Belvidere back to Sausalito and back across the bridge.

San Ramon - Blackhawk - Dublin 2016-09-23 43 km26.7 mi 2h:44m

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Valley Spokesmen club ride held on odd-numbered Fridays from San Ramon Central Park and using various routes at a leisurely pace. No pictures taken today.

San Ramon - Verona Bridge loop 2016-09-22 44.6 km27.7 mi 2h:45m 10 photos

Verona Bridge Foothill Blvd 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 and using various routes.

Redwood Regional Park hike 2016-09-21 13.4 km8.3 mi 4h:10m 14 photos

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Outing of Wilma's Wednesday Hikers in Redwood Park. Starting at Canyon Meadows we took the Stream trail to Skyline and then returned along the West Ridge trail. Our lunch stop was at Redwood Bowl before continuing on the West Ridge to Chown and back along the Stream trail.

San Ramon - Moraga - Pinehurst/Skyline loop 2016-09-17 95 km59 mi 4h:41m 12 photos

Skyline&Pinehurst Moraga Commons regroup Lafayette-Moraga trail Starting out up SRVB Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the Bollinger Canyon Park&Ride lot and heading up the Blvd. to Lafayette and then the trail to Moraga. From there we did the loop of Canyon - Pinehurst - Skyline - Redwood - Pinehurst before returning the way we came.

San Ramon - Mt. Diablo Junction 2016-09-16 59.2 km36.8 mi 4h:09m

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Valley Spokesmen club ride held on even-numbered Fridays starting from St. Timothy's Epicopal Church and heading up Mt. Diablo as far as participants desire. No pictures today due to a camera issue.

Dublin/San Ramon/Danville area 2016-09-15 39.8 km24.7 mi 2h:16m 7 photos

Albion Regroup at top of Old Ranch Start from the 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.

Heather Farm ride to Las Trampas 2016-09-14 59.9 km37.2 mi 4h:20m 12 photos

Turn around at Las Trampas Climb to Las Trampas Regroup at Lunardi's Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride from Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek to Las Trampas at the end of Bollinger Canyon. I met them along the way in Alamo and then went shopping and back home, so the route shown here differs at beginning and end from the club ride.

San Ramon - Sunol and Kilkare 2016-09-12 58.1 km36.1 mi 2h:56m

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Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Monday and Thursday mornings from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery using various routes. Today we rode down to Sunol and out-and-back on Kilkare Rd. before returning through Pleasanton. No pictures taken today.

San Leandro Marina - Alameda Island 2016-09-11 73.7 km45.8 mi 5h:22m 26 photos

'Duplex Cone' art (shows angle of summer vs. winter sun) Trail through Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Brief stop for seat adjustment Start from San Leandro Marina Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the San Leandro Marina and heading north past the Oakland airport for a loop ride around Alameda Island.

San Ramon - Oakland Zoo - Moraga loop 2016-09-10 88.8 km55.2 mi 4h:44m 11 photos

Lake Chabot Lake Chabot rd. Regroup and RR stop at Bay Tree park Start from the I-680 and Bollinger Canyon Park&Ride Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting at the Park&Ride lot on Bollinger and I-680 and heading south on the blvd. across I-580 to Dublin Canyon and then into Castro Valley. We took Lake Chabot road around the south side of the reservoir into Oakland and past the entrance to the zoo before climbing Golf Links to Skyline.

San Ramon - Verona Bridge loop 2016-09-09 47.6 km29.6 mi 2h:54m 8 photos

from Verona Bridge Start from San Ramon Central Park Map

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

Union City - Coyote Hills Ride 2016-09-08 33.3 km20.7 mi 2h:26m 48 photos

Dyer St. Birthday boy snapping photos Start from Union City shopping center Map

Fremont Freewheelers and Valley Spokesmen club ride in honor of the 85th birthday of one of our members. Starting at the Texas Roadhouse in Union City, we rode down to the Coyote Hills for the annual trek up Nike Hill (abandoned missile site) and then rode back for lunch and cake.

Valle Vista - Redwood Park hike 2016-09-07 10.9 km6.8 mi 3h:36m 17 photos

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Outing of Wilma's Wednesday Hikers starting from the Valle Vista Staging Area outside Moraga and crossing into Redwood Park climbing to East Ridge trail then down Prince to the Stream trail. After a refreshment stop at Canyon Meadows we continued up the Canyon trail back to East Ridge and then back to Valle Vista.

San Ramon 2016-09-06 46.7 km29 mi 2h:47m

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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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