Building a Better Bike Lane

Bay Trail

Beautiful day for a ride on the Bay Trail.

Palo Alto Golf Course

Saw some ducks enjoying the outskirts of Palo Alto Golf Course yesterday.

Ravenswood Open Space Preserve

View towards Dumbarton Bridge from one of the observation decks.

Two Bridges

One near and one far.

Los Altos Hills New Home

I rode my bike past this enormous construction project last week. It was just one among many lots under construction but I was struck by the scale of it.

El Palo Alto Park Path

Bike/Pedestrian path at El Palo Alto Park crosses San Francisquito Creek and connects Menlo Park and Palo Alto.

Stevens Creek Trail

One of my favorite spots along the scenic Stevens Creek Trail in Mountain View.

Willow Place Bike Bridge

Connects Palo Alto and Menlo Park and it's a lovely route.

Sadness

Cut bike lock next to a light post in Menlo Park.

Geese

I came upon this family of Canada Geese last week on a bike ride by the Bay with friends. Those goslings are very cute!

Wilkie Bridge

This pedestrian/bike bridge from Wilkie Way to Miller Avenue connects Palo Alto and Mountain View and is listed on Google's "secret" bike passageways page. I've been on many of these little paths, but clearly I have a lot more to explore!

Little Bridge

I came upon this little bridge while I was on a bike path just off of Stanford Avenue on the way to the Dish Loop trail. It's much more pleasant riding on the path than on the street with all the cars!

Bike Parking

This delightful scene is repeated at all of the public schools in Palo Alto. I was a little early on this day; it's usually even fuller and it's just one of several bike parking areas at this school.

GBikes

A nice collection of colorful Google bikes (and one unicycle) at Googleplex.

"Bliss in the Moment"

I've ridden by this piece of art dozens of times since last year's move to the Peninsula rekindled my long-lost love of cycling. Yesterday I stopped to take a picture. In researching what it was all about, I found the wonderful and sad story of bicycling enthusiast and Bay Trail activist Bill Bliss for whom this memorial was erected in 2011.

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

Biking on the Peninsula is easy and popular. Here's one of the many signs helping cyclists get where they need to be.

Cañada Road

On Sundays (except those in December and January) Cañada Road in San Mateo County is closed to cars so that bicyclists, joggers, roller skaters, and users of other non-motorized forms of transportation can enjoy a nice route with great views, like the one above of the Crystal Springs Reservoir. We were there in the late afternoon which provided some interesting light for my photos.