I had so much trouble getting out of bed this morning but with the weather we’ve had this year any morning it isn’t raining is a morning I should be on my bike.  I headed of Corbett to Portola to Woodside to Dewey to Taravel and down to the Coast.  I came up the Great Highway and stopped and got a pic up to Balboa Heights:

The view towards Seal Rocks:

I headed up to Geary to 34th to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.  You know I love it up there:

Love me some Ionic columns:

Me:

I came down on Camino Del Mar to Lake to Arguello to Clay to Presidio to Jackson to Lyon to Broadway.  This is the view down the Lyon steps.  Lots of people work out on them in the morning:

This is the view down Broadway from Divisadero:

I continued on Broadway to Scott to Green.  Here are some of the fabulous homes on Green Street:

The view east down Green Street:

More Green Street homes:

St Vincent De Paul on Green Street:

This is a Second Empire style house on Green Street.  Unusual in San Francisco.  I love Mansard Roofs:

I continued on Green to Polk to Bush.  I got a shot of the cable car at Powell:

I continued on Bush to Sansome and into work.

I headed off after work up Columbus Street.  This is the view looking down Kearny from Columbus.  Gorgeous:

I continued on Columbus to North Point to Van Ness to Francisco to Octavia to Chestnut to Lyon and into the Presidio. I came around on Lincoln and stopped just west of the Golden Gate Bridge for pics:

Me:

I continued on Lincoln and got on Camino Del Mar in Seacliff.  Here are some of the beautiful homes in Seacliff:

I continued on Camino Del Mar and made my way up to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.  Fabulous:

The view of the Marin Headlands from the Palace of the Legion of Honor:

I headed down to 34th to Balboa and down to the coast.  It was a cool and breezy but beautiful day at the beach:

I headed down the Great Highway and went into Golden Gate Park at JFK.  I stopped at the North Windmill to document the many tulips:

I like the dark purple ones best:

I took JFK to the Panhandle to Page to Duboce to Scott to Castro to 17th to Ord and home for dinner.  Mr. Poe was home on time which is unusual these days and highly welcome.  Then I walked the dogs and we went to bed.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                 42.5
Week to date                                       42.5
Month to date                                    918.0
Year to date                                   2,667.4
To Goal                                         7,332.6
Over (Under) plan                             229.0
YTD Mileage vs Last Year                 393.4
Rolling Year                                 11,251.9
Since Inception 10/1/07                 15,902.6

I somehow managed to not sleep in this morning and I actually got out of the house a little early.  I headed off 17th to Eureka to 18th to Valancia to Tiffany to 29th to San Jose to Wilder to Diamond to Bosworth into Lyell to Alemeny to Sagamore to Brotherhood Way to Lake Merced to John Muir to Skyline to the Great Highway and up the coast.  I went into Golden Gate Park at MLK and took it to Middle to Overlook to Transverse to JFK to the Panhandle and then Baker to Fulton.  This is the view up towards Alamo Square from Fulton and Divisadero:

I continued on Fulton.  This is the view looking towards Civic Center from Pierce:

Me at Fulton and Pierce:

This is Civic Center from Fulton and Fillmore:

And the view a few blocks closer:

I continued on Fulton to Franklin to McAllister to Polk to Post.  Union Square looked glorious in the clear morning light:

I continued on Post to Kearny to Bush to Sansome and into work.

Sunday I led the CAT2 ride to Lucas Valley.  It was a bit cooler than the day before but it was dry.  I’ll take it.  They were closing the Golden Gate Bridge bike lane for a race so we had to be over the bridge very early so our ride left at 6:30.  Which was very early.  We didn’t have a huge turnout because of it.  I left in front of the group so I could get into position to point so nobody missed the turn into San Rafael.  The sun was just coming up over the east bay while I rolled though Sausalito:

I pointed for about and hour and then I swept the rest of the ride.  Our first stop was in San Rafael.  Here’s Trevor enjoying his banana.  Too much:

Then we headed into China Camp which I just love riding through.  So pretty:

Then we headed over to Lucas Valley where I ran into my friend Ben:

We stopped for lunch at the Big Rocks Deli on Lucas Valley.  Here’s the gang:

Ride Leader Directrix Julie Brown rode with us and had a great time.

It was a long slog home from Lucas Valley.  There was a LOT of climbing and some of the riders were pretty beat.  I didn’t get home until after 4.  It was a long day.  Mr. Poe fed me dinner and then we took the dogs for a long walk and then we went to bed.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                77.3
Week to date                                     348.1
Month to date                                   875.5
Year to date                                   2,624.9
To Goal                                         7,375.1
Over (Under) plan                             213.9
YTD Mileage vs Last Year                 469.7
Rolling Year                                 11,283.3
Since Inception 10/1/07                 15,902.6

It was a gorgeous day and I led a Different Spokes ride out to Marshall.  The weather was perfect.  We started off in the Castro and headed over the Golden Gate Bridge and over Camino Alto and then to Fairfax where we stopped for Snack.

Will and Jerome in Fairfax:

Jerome, Michael, Wanderson, and Cameron in Fairfax.  Cameron was on a different ride which was much shorter and expressed little interest in heading out to Marshall and turning his 40 mile day into a 100 mile one:

Next we stopped at the Cheese Factory.  The pond was quite full and kind of mucking over.  They had all these plastic bottles in the center of it.  I’m not sure what that was for:

Wanderson and Tim at the Cheese Factory:

Next we headed up the infamous Marshall wall.  It isn’t so bad.  Here’s Wanderson right before the final climb.

Me:

I headed in front of everybody and took pics at the top.  Michael was waaaay ahead of everybody else and I really had to push to catch up with him.  I passes him right before the top and scared the hell out of him.  Oops!  I got some pics of riders coming down but most of them were really blurry.

Wanderson:

Jerome:

Then we headed down to Point Reyes Station for lunch and then over Olema Hill and into Samuel P Taylor Park where Michael had our one flat of the day.  Here he is contemplating his future:

Then we headed back to Fairfax and relaxed at Perry’s. 

Wanderson and Tim:

We made it back to San Francisco about 6.  It was a great day.  I’m going to try to lead one high mileage ride a month for Different Spokes.  I had a lot of fun.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                              105.0
Week to date                                    270.8
Month to date                                   798.2
Year to date                                   2,517.6
To Goal                                         7,452.4
Over (Under) plan                             164.0
YTD Mileage vs Last Year                421.3
Rolling Year                                 11,197.7
Since Inception 10/1/07                 15,825.3

I headed home for lunch and stopped by the comic book store on the way back.  I was pretty beat by the end of the day so I just came home up Market.  Mr. Poe made it home and we had dinner and went to bed early.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                29.0
Week to date                                    165.8
Month to date                                   693.2
Year to date                                   2,442.6
To Goal                                         7,557.4
Over (Under) plan                               86.4
YTD Mileage vs Last Year                 353.0
Rolling Year                                 11,132.4
Since Inception 10/1/07                 15,720.3

I managed to make it out of the house at a decent hour and rode Corbett to Clayton to Parnassus to Cole to Waller to Stanyan and into Golden Gate Park at JFK.  I took that to Bernice Rodgers to MLK to the Great Highway and down the coast.  I stopped at the foot of Sloat for pics. 

Surferlicious:

The view south:

The view north:

I continued on the Great Highway to Skyline to Lake Merced to Winston to Cerritos.  This cute little cottage is on Cerritos:

I continued on Cerritos to Moncada to Urbano to Pico to De Montefort to Mirimar to Ocean to Phelan to Judson to Foerster to Monterey to Diamond to Wilder to Arlington to Randall to San Jose to Duncan to Valancia to Market to Sansome and into work.

I didn’t sleep well because of the barking dog issue and slept in a little and just came down Market over lunch.  I went home over lunch to wait for Mr. Chris who came and collected Sofi.  She had a great time staying with us but she sure was happy to see her Daddy again.  Chris brought me a cool orange jersey from Amsterdam that I really like.  Thanks, baby!

After work I headed off Columbus to North Point to Van Ness to Francisco to Octavia to Chestnut to Lyon and into the Presidio.  I came around on Lincoln into Camino del Mar to 25th to Balboa and down to the coast.  I came down the Great Highway and stopped at the foot of Sloat for pics:

Me at the beach:

I continued on the Great Highway to John Muir.  Lake Merced looked lovely and very, very full:

I continued on John Muir to Lake Merced to Brotherhood Way.  This is the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church.  It’s really nestled into it’s site.  It’s got both modern and traditional elements.  I’m kind of on the fence about how much I like it:

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Traditional looking mosaics over the entrance:

This is one of the Park Merced buildings as seen from Brotherhood Way:

I continued on Brotherhood Way into Alemany to Trumbull to Mission to Valencia to 18th to Diamond to 17th to Ord and home for dinner.  We were all very tired and we went to bed very, very early.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                33.0
Week to date                                    136.8
Month to date                                   664.2
Year to date                                   2,413.6
To Goal                                         7,586.4
Over (Under) plan                               84.8
YTD Mileage vs Last Year                 363.7
Rolling Year                                 11,143.9
Since Inception 10/1/07                 15,691.3

I headed off after work Sutter to Fillmore.  This cool building is on Fillmore at Jackson.  Another Maya revival building from the 30′s:

Nicely detailed:

I continued on Fillmore to Pacific to Lyon to Jackson to Arguello to Lake to 8th and into Golden Gate Park.  I went through the Music Concourse to MLK and came out of the park at 9th.  I took it to Judah to 7th into Laguna Honda to Dewey to Claremont to Portola to Santa Clara into Monterey.  Here are some of the beautiful homes on Monterey Ave:

Me on Monterey Ave:

I continued on Monterey to Diamond to Wilder to Arlington to Randall to San Jose to Duncan to Valencia to 24th to Potrero.  I visited San Francisco General on Monday.  Here are a few more pics of it:

I continued on Potrero into Brannon and stopped by REI to pick up the last of my annual sale booty.  Then I came home Brannon to Division to Harrison to 15th to Market to 17th to Ord.  Mr. Poe had to work late yet again so I took the dogs for a long walk.  They were completely impossible for the rest of the night and I didn’t get a lot of sleep.  Everybody’s in trouble.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                39.7
Week to date                                    103.8
Month to date                                   631.2
Year to date                                   2,380.6
To Goal                                         7,619.4
Over (Under) plan                               79.2
YTD Mileage vs Last Year                 371.2
Rolling Year                                 11,148.6
Since Inception 10/1/07                 15,658.3

I managed to get out of the house at a reasonable hour and I headed off Corbett to Portola to Woodside to Dewey to Taravel and down to the coast.  I came up the Great Highway and then got on Geary to 34th and up to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.  Which looked gorgoeus:

Me at the Palace of the Legion of Honor:

I got on Camino Del Mar and took it to Lake to Arguello to Clay to Fillmore to Pacific.  I got a pic of the Cable Car on Hyde:

I continued on Pacific to Powell to Jackson.  This is the Chinese Hospital on Jackson between Powell and Stockton.  It’s hard to get a good pic of it but it’s nicely detailed:

The view down Jackson:

Stockton and Jackson:

The view down Kearny fron Jackson:

I continued on Jackson to Columbus to Clay to Sansome and into work.