“To me, it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining…as long as I’m riding a bike I know
I’m the luckiest guy in the world.”
—Mark Cavendish
Nothing beats taking in the beautiful views of nature, while a crisp fresh air blows gently into your face. Aside from the endorphins your body produces from the physical activity of cycling, being surrounded by the natural world around me puts my mind at peace. Brooks, streams, water walls, percolation ponds, reservoirs and lakes provide a tranquil view. Being hit with months of rains these winter and spring the poppies are popping and the yellow mustard flowers are blanketing the terrain. Bicycling for me is not a race, but an adventure and an opportunity to be mindful of all the beauty around me that I once took for granted or was too distracted by stray thoughts to notice. Cycling gives you a birds-eye view
of the world around you.
The photos that follow were taken over some recent rides these past couple of weeks. Some were solo and others were with my friend Bill. We each make ourselves available at a moments notice with the stipulation that family comes first.
Almost all of the photos were taken on the Los Gatos Creek Trail extending in the direction of Campbell or San Jose in one direction or to Vasona Lake County Park and in neighborhoods where car traffic minimal.
Recently, we made a pit stop at Carstar South Bay Auto Body & Paint on University Avenue to witness the mechanics repairing and painting racing cars as a side hustle to general body work business. It’s ironic, we live in Silicon Valley, one of the busiest high tech communities in the country,
but we are also blessed with some of greatest biking venues in the world, many in our own back yard.
