We the heat wave finally receding we started out planning a lunch ride to Willow Glen in San Jose, but the Los Gatos Creek Trail was blocked due to maintenance repairs. After riding several miles we reversed course and had lunch at the fairly new Sweetgreen Restaurant at the Pruneyard in Campbell that specializes in customized healthy and fresh salad and grain bowls.
The Los Angeles based chain with 12 in the Bay Area emphasizes using locally sourced, organic ingredients with a seasonable menu that changes throughout the year. After lunch we resumed our ride on the trail to Oak Meadow Park and Vasona Lake County Park, downtown Los Gatos. Some of the photos were taken on a trail adjacent to the old Union Pacific railroad tracks in Saratoga (Triangle South).
Postscript: The first photo of Billl and I was taken in front of the Wildcat Carving at Los Gatos High School. It was carved out of a majestic Sequoia redwood that used to grace the school's expansive lawn for over a half a century before sucumbing to the four-year draught several years ago. German Steffen Merla carved the school's wildcat mascot from the stump of the Sequoia redwood in 2016.
