Heading over the Carquinez bridge on my way to Vallejo. Going a different route. More hills today. I have to keep my legs hill ready. Still hate hills

There was a farmers market. Nice size.

Kind of sucked that there wasn’t any bike racks to lock up the bike. I would have thought that there would have been some. Seems like good bike riding around the area.

Finished the bike/walk path in Hercules along the bay.

Before the paved bike/walk path in Hercules I would have to take the dirt trail. Use to suck when it was muddy.

This is the view from Pinole Shores of the new bike/walk path being built in Pinole that will take me to Bayfront Park. Finished date is June 2018. Can’t wait because I could ride from Pinole Shores all the way to Hercules and the best thing is I can avoid San Pablo Ave.

A view of the bike/walk path from Bayfront park.

The final rest and enjoy some reading time before I pedal home.

It was a beautiful day for a bike ride. The weather was perfect and I enjoyed the views along the way. This is the way to spend a Saturday.

I like old buildings. If I like the building I try to get a picture because who knows when they will come down to make room for some soulless building.

I decided to go to the Albany Library and catch up on my magazine reading. They do have a nice selection. Always good to get there early while it is still quiet.

The weather is spring like. I rather have it cloudy and cool but I have no control over the weather.

Decided to take a break near the Craneway building in Richmond. Watched the sailboats going out to the bay and to enjoy a snack.

Cities make bike lanes and then when I go to use them there is broken glass in them. Then I got to ride in the car lane. I’m getting to the point that glass bottles should be illegal.

Then there are the cracks and potholes in the bike lanes. Sometimes it feels like riding on an obstacle course.

Stop in Starbucks for a final caffeine kick and do a little reading for the last break before I head home.

I need to start riding some hills. I hate hills but I need to keep my legs hill ready. Still suck on hills. Maybe next Saturday.

Saw this old car parked in front of this old building. Couldn’t resist taking the picture.

I enjoy my Saturday bike rides. No route planned. Just hop on the bike and see where it takes me.

Time to take a break. No need to rush. Sit in the saddle and pedal until I feel it is time to take a break.

Someone lost their bumper or decided not to take it with them after an accident. Or they just threw it away.

Love Nutiva products. Headquarters in Richmond CA.

Love riding through Point Pinole on my way home. What great views. I find a spot to sit and relax before my final leg home. So glad that the bike/walk path was built in Point Pinole to connect to Richmond Parkway. Great ride from Point Richmond.

After a week of working and being stuck in a car it is nice to just be able to spend the day on the bike.

Taking a break by the Craneway building in Richmond, CA.

The old Ford Assembly Plant.

I have noticed that bicycle riders don’t wave as much. Not that it bothers me because I was never much of a waver. I was wondering it was me or do bicyclist wave less. So I waved at bicyclist and most did not wave back. Could be cycling isn’t a small group of people as it once was. Now there are more bicycle riders out and they just want to go about their business. But again it could be me.

I have given up on a bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Caltrans keeps promising but nothing is done. Now a supervisor in Marin County is saying that another lane should be put on the upper part of the bridge.

Personally I think someone is paying off Caltrans or threatening to hold funds if the bike lane is put on the bridge. A bike lane should have been put on the bridge years ago.

In a way I find it funny that in the liberal bay area that worries about the environment and want to see people out of their cars and a bike lane can’t be built on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge without a fight.

Still was a great day to be wandering on the bicycle.

What I like about bike riding is when I see something I like I can stop quick and take a picture. Saw these old cars and had to take a picture.

A couple was pumping up their inflatable raft. The water was calm so it probably was a good day to take it out. The weather wasn’t too bad.

This hasn’t happened in a while, I caught the train. This will happen in Point Richmond. There is a railroad yard there.

I like old buildings. Better than the new buildings that seem soulless. Got to love the brinks.

Someone tipped their boat over. Probably been like that for a while. Hope know one died.

Always nice to speed a day on the bike. Ride out to El Cerrito and stop at Barnes and Noble. Still one of my favorite places to stop at. Stop at the cafe for some green tea. Get there early and it isn’t busy so I can get a table and do some reading. Still about bike and book.

On the ride home stop at the Starbucks in Point Richmond for a snack and coffee. Not busy so I grabbed a seat. Time to pull out the book.

One thing about the ride back is I get a nice head wind. Not what I want to pedal into but nothing I can do about it.

Still early so I decided to ride around Point Pinole. Was pretty crowded but I did find a table to sit at and enjoy my snack and water. Got to rest for the final pedal home.

Survived the bike ride. Got 32 miles in basically wandering around all day. Always a good way to spend the day. So it is time to put on some Hiroshima and relax.

Went bike riding around Crockett CA and it wasn’t bad. The weather was great.

Took my Olympus Om10 film camera with me to start taking pictures. Didn’t use the whole roll so got to take some more pictures. Hopefully they come out great.

Exploring by bike is great. Can stop and take a picture anywhere. In a car I would have to turn around and find a place to park. Get out and snap the picture.

Sometimes it is like seeing a city or town for the first time no matter how long I lived there or visited.

Get on your bike, carry a camera and explore your city.

Nice path to Davis Park all the way to Rumrill Blvd. This is great because I can ride and keep off the street. Nice to ride and not have to worry about cars.

The new designed back entrance to the Richmond BART station.

Stopped here to get some snacks. Always nice to be able to stop for a snack break.

Point Richmond is always a fun place to ride to. I like it because the ride is flat. But I have to remember to not always ride flats. Then when I do have to ride hills I will really suffer. Not that I’m the greatest hill rider.

Stopped at Starbucks. They have a great chicken wrap. Got some reading in and a cup of coffee before the ride home.

I love the new trail in Point Pinole that allows me to ride to Richmond Parkway and connect to the bike path to Point Richmond. Always sucked that a portion of Richmond Parkway would not allow bicycles and ruined a great way to get to Point Richmond. Now everything is good.

The bike infrastructure is slowly coming along which is great. It is great when people have the option to hop on their bike and go to other cities or to meet up with friends and not have to get into their car and then find parking.

At least now people don’t throw things at bicyclist now. This was common when I was bicycle riding in the late eighties and nineties. Now drivers will just honk at you. Unfortunately some bicyclist will get hit. One reason I like bike/walk paths. 

It was a chilly day or was it cold? I guess it would depend on the person but to me it was chilly. When I left my house it was forty degrees. Usually when I get riding I will warm up so the temperature doesn’t bother me. 

The rain hasn’t made a big appearance so I’m able to get some nice rides in. As I said before I’m not a fan of riding in the rain. I would probably ride in the rain more if it rained a lot but it doesn’t so I just won’t do it. I did enough rain riding in Misawa Japan. It rains a lot there.

Now I can rest because Christmas day I don’t have to work and I can go on a ride before the family get together. Personally I would rather ride all day.

This is pig farm hill on Alhambra Road. I hate this area. The grade on the climb is horrible. Didn’t help that I had a head wind too. Had to stop a couple of times to rest. Let a group ride ride by me so they couldn’t watch my failure and I didn’t want to be in their way. I haven’t rode this in a couple of years. On a good day I can make it up without stopping. Today was not a good day.

Thought this was cool. A windmill next to an old barn.

A break at John Muir Memorial Park. The good thing about climbing pig farm hill is the rest of the way into Martinez is down hill. Makes the suffering on the climb worth it.

The ride on Franklin Canyon is mellow. Good thing too because my legs were starting to get tired. Part of it was pig farm hill and the other part was I didn’t ear enough at breakfast. But I didn’t think I would ride to Martinez. Just decided to do it while riding.

I don’t really plan a route when I hop on my bike. I just decide where I want to go depending on how I feel.

Was a nice loop and got thirty-one miles in so everything was good.

Decided to bike ride around Richmond, CA. Nice route to ride because it is flat and I didn’t want to ride any hills today.

The old Mechanics Bank.

Hotel Mac in Point Richmond. Nice place to eat.

Time to take a break. 

There are some nice old buildings in Richmond. Actually the downtown isn’t bad but money needs to be invested. 

The route I like to ride takes me through Point Pinole. A bike/walk path has been built which will take me to Richmond Parkway and ride into Point Richmond. From Point Richmond I can take a ride to Emeryville along the water. It is a nice bike/walk path. Also can stop in El Cerrito and Albany for snack breaks too. When the time change hits and the weather is warmer will be a good way to spend the day.

Every time I ride this route to Point Richmond I never see any other cyclist. The trail in Point Pinole is new so maybe not too many people know about it or they don’t want to really ride it. I like the route because it keeps me mostly out of traffic and if I can stay out of traffic the better the ride. 

Cars are such a pain. Needed to get struts. That is $1100 down the drain. But what can one do but pay for it.

Would be nice to bike commute but thanks to the SF Bay Area’s high rental market forget about living close to where you work. Too bad the salaries don’t keep up with everything going up.

Some people bike and use public transportation, but I refuse to do it. Public transportation is too expensive, unreliable and takes too long. I can see me trying to get on a BART train with my bike and having to let the train go because I can’t fit my bike on a crowded train.

Good thing I’m close to retirement.