Cycling Cupertino California
Hello all, this is my road bike ride from this afternoon which was a breezy and cool 63*f here in Northern California. The shot below is of Stevens Creek reservoir which is used as part of the drinking water supply for Santa Clara county. You can see that the water line is a quite a few feet below the normal level.
The ride was 32 miles and just short of 2k feet of climbing. (Whew, glad thats over)
GPS data is from a Garmin Vivoactive HR and uploaded to Strava
I passed through a condo complex that has some nice landscaping
Going up Stevens Canyon road follows the creek which heads down from the upper mountains.
The road eventually dead ends and turns into a mountain biking trail. About 1/4 mile before the end, there is a 'no trespassing' sign with a small fence made with bike frames. Interesting...
When head back, I passed through one of my favorite parks, Vasona Lake in Los Gatos.
The Galaxy S8 was in HDR mode, so I turned it off. I tested it on very brightly colored flowers again and although it performed better, I think there is still room for improvement. So, my experience so far is that the S8 does not do so well with very bright colors, especially when 50% of the photo is that same color.
I was thinking of some nature related haiku to write, so maybe in the next cycling post.
Happy Monday! (May is tomorrow!, can you believe it?)
Oh wow...this place looks amazing ! You must be super fit! I am just starting cycling, averaging at 7mph and around 8 mile on average. I really enjoy it 😁
I'm fit for my age I guess (not a youngster). When you build up your cardio, you can increase your cadence which will be easier on your knees. Shoot for 70+ cycles per minute
Wow, friend. It was worth the much to do that tour the photos are great. It is good to enjoy what one loves to do and also to have the time for those wonders of photos. regards
Glad you enjoyed the photos and post!
Yes friend. I used to practice BiciCross a lot during my youth
In fact at age 10 I stopped at the seat and the steering wheel of the bike and I fell, that caused me a fracture in the wrist of my left hand, JAJa
That was not the worst.
The worst thing was, what happened on December 24, my mother's birthday. LOL
Beautiful photos! It looks like an awesome and exhausting ride!
Exhausting is from the 2000 elevation gain, I'm OK with the miles if they are flat...
Bike rides and beautiful scenery....A perfect combination...Great post
The bike fence is pretty cool. I would be tempted to build that Atala up and ride it though.
Photos are super great! I hope you had an awesome ride. @glennolua
I couldn't do this ride on a fixed gear bike! It was very scenic!
Nice photos! I like the frames on the 5th pic xD
That no trespassing sign is scary. Like how they would hang the body of a pirate as you approached the bay.
Cyclists do not enter, else your fancy carbon bike will become a part of the fence!
This area is pretty remote, not much people aside from those that live on the road. (Most do not want visitors)
Ah! Cultural differences. Here in India, if someone lives in a remote area, they just love having visitors. Strangers are welcomed with open arms and invited for tea and sometimes even a meal.
About 10 miles away are large cities with 100's of thousands of people. People move to this remote location to get away from the highly populated cities and prefer no visitors.
Hmm. Makes sense when you look at it like that!
Hey.@glennolua your work so.briliant Dear.
Your photography so nice..
thank you so.much for sharing
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