explore the Bay Area

So probably won’t get much Bay Area exploration done.

In the speed in which we travel these days. One can only recognize what is around you at the starting point of the journey and the end destination. The idea here is to see more of what happens or the scenery that is in between these two points… at the speed of a bicycle.

I took my bicycle around San Francisco again yesterday, across from the Mission to the Financial District to South of Market, back to North Beach through Crissy Field and the Presidio down to Ocean Beach and through the Golden Gate Park. I took sometime to breathe in the natural beauty of this park before I head off for Duboce triangle and into a bike shop at 14th and Guerrero to window shop.

This is all out of curiosity and the cost of a couple of dozen of sliced salami, a bottle of water and small olive bread the size of my fist from Acme bread in the ferry building. I got to see a number of small shops and of course a few of my favourite places. On my way back, I stopped by the neighborhood library and a cup of double espresso.

I can only say that there is more to see in this fine city. At a cruising speed of a bicycle, one can only cherish it more.

gotta <3 it

I live a whole 10 minutes from the technical bay area and feel like i’ve only reached the tip of the iceburge while exploring it, much still needs to be doene.

I skated a good portion of this recently—it’s a great scenic route that covers a lot of distance right through Martinez, Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek but it’s quietly removed from most of the traffic that normally dominates the urban areas. It connects to the Iron Horse trail which is a major North/South route in the east bay too. Someone else did a great writeup of it already:
http://home.pacbell.net/leewaysf/cccanal.html

Turns out I’ve been here ten years and still looking forward to visiting and re-visiting some spots. For example, need to go to Mission Dolores instead of just walking by it. I’ve seen a lot of the other spots Hitchcock made famous.

Hey Check out www.weekendsherpa.com. I just found out about this site and it has cool stuff to do in the bay area every weekend. I’m going to take advantage of this.

I just came back after 11 years and it’s all different. I’m not saying change is a bad thing, I just don’t ever know what exit to take anymore. But I’m so excited to get to know the BA in a different way now. I want to take daytrips everywhere!

8 mile hike on the palomarin trail to bass lake and alamere falls at point reyes was totally worth it.

live (and breathe) bay area, with almost all of me. completely worth it for every person on earth, to come to the bay and know what’s it like to be in the best possible place.