The Pentax K70 is great for landscape photography. These were shot using the Pentax 35mm lens. Love this lens.

Stopped in Orinda for a break. Got some tea at Peet’s. A little energy for the pedal home.

I really don’t eat much on my bicycle rides anymore. The lockdown and not being able to go inside to get something to eat stopped me from getting anything.

It doesn’t help that the places I enjoyed stopping at have closed and the ones that are open I refuse to pay the high prices. Not like my wages are keeping up.

I did pretty good riding Bear Creek Road to San Pablo Dam Road. Not much of a hill rider still wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

So according to the groundhog there will be six more weeks of winter. In the San Francisco Bay Area winter went on vacation. Great weather for bicycle riding.

Keep pedaling

Decided to stop by REI and talk about sticker shock. Prices are nuts. I guess I won’t need anything at this time. But high prices seems to be the theme for 2022.

Decided to stop at Barnes and Noble for green tea with blueberries. To sit inside I have to show my vaccine card. At least I got some reading in.

Not a bad ride for a Sunday.

I was on my bicycle and rode right by it and it didn’t even move. So I got a nice picture of it.

I always enjoy my pedaling around. Never know what I’m going to see. If it wasn’t for work I would get rid of my car. Really don’t need it, but it is too far to pedal to work. Can’t wait for retirement.

I’m usually getting 30 to 40 miles on my bicycle rides. Just running errands or checking out different cities.

Decided to ride Highway 1 and take some pictures.

So a new year begins. I don’t really care. It is all the same. Going to take day by day and hope for the best.

The rain has decided to visit and it isn’t nice. Making up for the dry spell.

Since I don’t like riding a bicycle in the rain it means time for walking. I don’t mind walking in the rain.

If it isn’t raining when I leave I will hop on the bicycle and take my chances. If I’m caught in the rain that is okay. I won’t start in the rain.

I don’t mind rain, but not every day. Some spots have horrible drainage.

Friday the rain stopped for a minute and I went on a bicycle ride. The water in some parts of the bike/walk path were big and deep. Really had to take it slow. Good thing I have fenders on my bicycle.

It is fun to watch a bicyclist with no fenders going through one of the large puddles. Especially if they are going to fast. The water stripe on the back can be pretty thick.

Fun to watch a walker try to go around it by walking through the grass and their feet just sinks. Just because the ground looks solid, it isn’t. Sometimes one has to know when to turn around.

Looks like Monday the rain is going to take a break. Means an after work bicycle ride. Get to check the damage.

Sometimes being in a drought isn’t a bad thing. But it seems that it either rains in bunches or doesn’t rain at all.

Got off work and stopped in Albany to go to my favorite sushi spot and got a bento box.

Stopped to get my Mega. The only time I play if it is over one hundred million. Don’t have any luck with Mega and I don’t like paying $2 per ticket. But who knows.

BART says their employees must be vaccinated by 13 December. Rumor has it no one in Central, the people who keep BART trains running, are not vaccinated. If they stay the course are BART trains going to run on 14 December. Stay tuned.

My dad gave me a Kodak Retina 1a camera that he had since 1954. I never saw him use it while growing up. When he found out I was shooting film he gave it to me.

Basically it is like a new camera. It is one of my favorite camera to use. Pictures come out pretty good. Though I’m not that great of a photographer.

Right now I’m using my Pentax K1000 film camera. I’m using my last roll of black and white film. Need to take it on my bicycle ride on Saturday. If I can get up early I will ride out to Mill Valley.

So life is on hold until Saturday.

I decided to buy a Pentax K-70. Not that I really needed a new camera, but I always liked Pentax so why not.

The above pictures are some pictures I took with the Pentax D-70. I like the look of the pictures.

I like the Topeak Tourguide Handlebar Bag. For me this is the perfect size. Has a divider. Makes for a good camera bag.

I also like my Topeak trunk bag. Can always handle what I need to carry. I am a fan of Topeak bags for my bicycle.

I can’t even picture my bicycle without my gear. I see bicycles without any gear and the bicycle looks strange.

Every bicycle ride is an adventure as far as I’m concerned.

Decided to take a road trip to Mt Shasta. Always good to take a road trip just to get away from the San Francisco Bay Area.

I enjoyed the drive. Always like taking long drives. I left the house at 0200 because I like driving when it is dark. So peaceful.

Just some pictures of my wandering around Mt. Shasta. I love the towns in upper part of California.

Some pictures of my bicycle ride to Martinez and Benicia.

I was not feeling this bicycle ride. My legs were not feeling that strong, but I kept pedaling on. I did think about heading into Crockett. But that didn’t work out.

My legs hate me or I hate my legs. I guess it depends on who you ask.

I’m not a fan of bicycle riding in the heat, but I don’t control the weather. Yeah it was too hot.

If it is a hot day the best thing for me to do is ride along the bay. Usually a nice breeze off the water.

Stopped by REI in Berkeley to get a couple of things. Not too many people inside though I get there after 1200. Plenty of parking at the bicycle rack. Times have changed. Before lockdown get there around 1200 and the bicycle racks were full.

At least the bike/walk trails were pretty quiet. Nice when I don’t have to deal with the crowds.

Took a break in Albany and to a peak at how my cryptocurrency is doing. Usually I don’t look at it on weekends. Surprise it is up. But not that I’m jumping up and down with excitement. Because it can go down just as fast.

Personally I think people making a big score on a cryptocurrency and becoming a millionaire is over. Not that people won’t make profits. It is part of my investments and I’m happy that I’m making a profit.

It was a good day to be on the bicycle even though it was too hot.