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North side of Briones Park hike 2018-08-05 14.5 km9 mi 3h:38m 13 photos

Mt. Tam sandwiched between cloud layers Map

Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers starting from the Alhambra Creek Staging Area and ending with a potluck lunch back at the adjoining picnic tables.

Quick video recap is at: https://www.relive.

San Ramon - Pleasanton - Livermore loop 2018-08-03 61 km37.9 mi 4h:12m 9 photos

Jack London Iron Horse trail through Pleasanton Start from Sports Basement Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Friday mornings from the Sports Basement in San Ramon. Today we explored some of the area bike trails in the San Ramon - Livermore area.

Dublin - Windemere - Alamo loop ride 2018-08-02 53.1 km33 mi 3h:26m 9 photos

Lawrence Rd. trail Alamo Creek trail Start from Livermore Cyclery Map

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

San Ramon - Orinda - Berkeley 2018-08-01 98.7 km61.3 mi 6h:13m 14 photos

Orindawoods Dr. Meeting the ride at Pleasant Hill & Olympic Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Heather Farm in Walnut Creek and heading over to the original Peet's Coffee in Berkeley by way of Lafayette, Orindawoods, El Toyonal, WIldcat Canyon, and Shasta rds. Return was up Spruce to Wilcat Canyon and then Orinda to the St. Stephens trail.

Quick video recap at: https://www.relive.

Briones Overlook to San Pablo Marina hike 2018-07-31 12.7 km7.9 mi 3h:03m 21 photos

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Outing of the 'Tuesday U-Turn' group starting from the Overlook Staging area on Briones Rsvr. over to the dam and continuing on the Oursan Trail along San Pablo Rsvr. to the first boat launch area. After a brief refreshment stop we retraced our steps.

Quick video recap at: https://www.relive.

Dublin - Alamo ride 2018-07-30 57.5 km35.7 mi 3h:35m 6 photos

Refreshment stop at Peet's Regroup stop in Danville SRVB Start from Livermore Cyclery in Dublin Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Monday&Thursday mornings from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and using various routes. Today we rode up to the Peet's Coffee in Alamo Plaza.

Shell Ridge Open Space Hike 2018-07-29 15 km9.3 mi 3h:18m 18 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers starting from Bob Pond near Borges Ranch and heading over to Homestead Park primarily on Ridge Top and Kovar trails. After a brief refreshment stop we returned on the Kovar, Indian Creek, and Briones-Diablo trails.

Start from Shannon Center in Dublin Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride together with Club Sport. Starting from Shannon Center in Dublin we headed over Dublin Grade into Castro Valley and continued up over Redwood and Pinehurst rds. into Moraga. Our return was along the trail to Lafayette and then back on the Blvd. through Danville and San Ramon.

Quick video recap at: https://www.relive.

San Ramon - Finley School Rd. - Windemere with some out-and-backs 2018-07-27 51.8 km32.2 mi 4h:09m 20 photos

Regroup on Johnson Rd. Start from Sports Basement Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Friday mornings from the Sports Basement in San Ramon. Today we headed out Crow Canyon to Camino Tassajara and did some out-and-backs on Johnson, Bruce, and Finley rds. We then continued down Tassajara to WIndemere and back to the start.

Dublin - Danville ride 2018-07-26 31.4 km19.5 mi 2h:12m 3 photos

Return on Iron Horse trail. Stop at Peet's North on the Blvd. Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held on Monday&Thursday mornings from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery. Today we rode up to Danville for a stop at Peet's and returned on the Iron Horse trail.

Dublin - Danville - Blackhawk - Windemere loop ride 2018-07-23 54.7 km34 mi 4h:45m 8 photos

Lawrence rd. Refreshment stop at Peet's Mt. Diablo from Westside rd. Start from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

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

Tilden Park hike 2018-07-22 12.6 km7.8 mi 2h:52m 12 photos

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Outing of the East Bay Casual Hikers starting from the park lot above the Stream Trains on Vollmer Peak. The route was partially chosen to complete the leader's effort to hike all trails in the park and took us down to the stream below Lake Anza before climbing back up to the starting point.

Shannon - Sunol - Kalthof - Pleasanton loop ride 2018-07-21 74.5 km46.3 mi 4h:19m 18 photos

New Bistro across the street has outdoor patio seating and bike repair stand Regroup at Sunol RR station Start from Shannon Center in Dublin Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Shannon Center in Dublin and heading south Sunol, east to the Kalthof area of Livermore, west on Jack London to Pleasanton and back on the Iron Horse trail.

San Ramon - Livermore loop 2018-07-20 52.3 km32.5 mi 4h:00m 7 photos

Windemere & E. Branch Regroup on new section of Dougherty Start at Sports Basement in the Market Place Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride held every Friday morning from the Sports Basement in San Ramon. Today we headed up to Crow Canyon and then down Dougherty and through the Windemere development on our way to a refreshment stop at the SF Outlet Mall. Our return was on Stoneridge through Pleasanton and then back on the Alamo Canal and Iron Horse trails.

Dublin - Livermore - Pleasanton ride 2018-07-19 51.5 km32 mi 2h:59m 8 photos

Refreshment stop at Peet's Coffee Trail along Jack London through Pleasanton BART Start from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

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

San Ramon - WC - Orinda - Wildcat Canyon - San Pablo and back 2018-07-18 107.8 km67 mi 6h:30m 21 photos

Regroup in Orinda Village Orindawoods El Nido Ranch Joining the ride at Olympic and Pleasant Hill Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from Heather Farm in Walnut Creek and I rode up from San Ramon to join them in Lafayette. We then headed to Orinda and up Wildcat Canyon through Tilden Park before continuing through El Cerrito, Richmond, and San Pablo. Our return was on San Pablo Dam road past the reservoir into Orinda for a refreshment break and then along the St.

San Ramon - Verona Bridge 2018-07-16 42.2 km26.2 mi 2h:31m 10 photos

Verona Bridge Start from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery Map

Valley Spokesmen club riding starting from the Dublin location of Livermore Cyclery and heading south to Verona Bridge. Our return meandered through Pleasanton neighborhoods with a stop at Peet's Coffee downtown.

Livermore area ride 2018-07-15 52.9 km32.9 mi 3h:16m 12 photos

Cross Rd. Start from Ernie Rodrigues Sports Park Map

Valley Spokesmen club ride starting from the Ernie Rodrigues Sports Park and heading up and over Cross rd. to Patterson Pass and through neighborhoods west of Vasco back to Tesla rd. and the start. Those wishing to continued on Concannon/Wente to the Holdener Park trail and then took Vallecitos & Vineyard to the Starbucks by Isabel.

San Ramon - Orinda - Pig Farm hill - Reliez Valley - Danville 2018-07-14 96.1 km59.7 mi 5h:27m 12 photos

San Pablo Rsvr. Regroup along San Pablo Rd. Club ride start from Orinda BART Map

Grizzly Peak club ride starting from the Orinda BART station and heading north along San Pablo, then over Pig Farm Hill on Alhambra Valley, over Reliez Valley and on to the refreshment stop in Danville. I rode from home in San Ramon so I left the ride at that point.

Quick video recap at: https://www.relive.

San Ramon - Las Trampas - Danville 2018-07-13 48.8 km30.3 mi 4h:13m 5 photos

Refreshments at Basque Boulangerie SRVB Norris Flat tire on the way up to Las Trampas Map

Valley Spokesmen 'Friendly Friday' ride starting from Sports Basement in San Ramon. We headed up to Las Trampas at the end of Bollinger and then continued on to a refreshment stop at the Basque Boulangerie in Danville.

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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