Riding down Hwy 1 from San Francisco through Half Moon Bay on a weekday has a pleasant rhythm to it. No crazed weekend warriors and bands of bikers to jockey with for a space on the road. Just the UPS trucks, surfers and locals that get from one town to the next for workaday activities. It was a chilly day - as I rode down, it was about 45 in the sun. Long johns and a few layers on top with a leather jacket kept me comfortable if not a bit cool.

I got to Tunitas Creek Rd. and almost rode ... read more

I've been getting bored with Sonoma County roads, so I'm either not travelling enough new ones, or I've gotten complacent. I will say that I'm not as enamored of them as I was when I first moved here 7.5 years ago. It used to seem like such a rush to go around these curvy roads, taking a circuitous route throughout the county, but now it's what has to be done to get anywhere.

Jaded I am, and that's odd because I feel lucky to be here where there are few straight roads and almost no flat on... read more