It was cold this morning!  Fall has come to San Francisco.  I headed off Corbett to Portola to Woodside to Dewey to Taravel and down to the coast.  I came up the Great Highway to Geary to 34th and up to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.  It was crisp and pretty this morning up there:

Me:

I got on Camino Del Mar and took that to Lake to Arguello to Clay.  These pretty houses are on Clay in Presidio Heights:

This one has lovely detail:

I continued on Clay to Fillmore to Post.  These gorgeous Victorians look a little out of place in Japantown which has developed around them:

I continued on Post to Kearny to Bush.  This is the view down Bush from Montgomery:

I continued on Bush to Sansome and into work.

After work I headed up Columbus Street.  This is one of the many fine strip joints on Broadway.  Love the sign:

I continued on Columbus to North Point to Van Ness to Francisco to Octavia to Chestnut to Lyon and into the Presidio at the Lombard Gate.  I got on Lincoln and stopped a little west of the Golden Gate Bridge for pics:

Me:

The view of Seacliff and Land’s End from the Presidio:

I continued on Lincoln into Camino Del Mar to 25th to Sea Cliff to Camino Del Mar.  This is the view of Seacliff:

I continued on Camino Del Mar up to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.  I noted that the Pax Jerusalemme sculpture is red again:

The museum looked gorgeous in the afternoon light:

I headed down to 34th to Balboa and down to the coast.  Was it ever windy!  The beach looked very windswept:

I took the Great Highway to Kirkham to 7th to Clarendon to Twin Peaks.  This is the view looking southeast from Twin Peaks:

The view northwest towards Marin:

I took Twin Peaks to 17th to Ord and home for dinner.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                42.5
Week to date                                      78.7
Month to date                                   826.6
Year to date                                    5,541.0
To Goal                                          4,459.0
Over (Under) plan                         (1,911.1)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year            (2,734.6)
Rolling Year                                    8,033.5
Since Inception 10/1/07                 18,818.7

I managed to get out of the house a few minutes early this morning!  I headed off Corbett to Clayton to Parnassus into Judah and down to the coast.  This is the view up Judah from the Great Highway at sunrise:

I took the Great Highway south and stopped at the foot of Sloat for pics:

I continued on the Great Highway to John Muir to Lake Merced to Brotherhood Way to Alemeny to Silver to Mission to 18th to Harrison to Mariposa to Bryant.  This is the view down Bryant from 16th.  You can see the gorgeous federal building on 8th and Mission:

I continued on Bryant to the Embarcadero.  This is the Bay Bridge from Bryant:

I got a few more pics from a little farther up the Embarcadero:

Me:

These are the Infinity towers that Mr. Chris and David have recently moved into.

The Ferry Building:

Big sculpture at the Ferry Building:

I took Market to California to Sansome and into work.

After work I headed off Howard to 11th to Bryant to Precia to Mission.  This pretty building is on Mission around Valencia I think:

I continued on Mission to Silver to Alemeny to Sagamore to Brotherhood Way.  There’s another Benny Bufano sculpture on Brotherhood Way that is very similar to the one in Fort Mason I looked at this morning:

I continued on Brotherhood Way to Lake Merced.  The Lake looked gorgeous:

Me at Lake Merced:

Rowers on the Lake:

I continued on Lake Merced to John Muir to the Great Highway.  This is how great the ocean looked just before sunset:

I continued on the Great Highway to Vicente to 17th to Taravel to Merced to Hernandez to Laguna Honda to Portola to Corbett to Ord and home for dinner.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                36.2
Week to date                                      36.2
Month to date                                   784.1
Year to date                                    5,498.5
To Goal                                          4,501.5
Over (Under) plan                         (1,926.2
YTD Mileage vs Last Year            (2,748.7)
Rolling Year                                    7,991.0
Since Inception 10/1/07                 18,776.2

This morning I headed off Corbett to Clayton to Parnassus to Cole to Waller to Stanyan and into the Park at JFK.  This is McLaren Lodge from Stanyan and JFK:

I continued on JFK to Arguello and took that into the Presidio and then came around on Washington and stopped at Washington and Lincoln for a pic of the Golden Gate Bridge:

I took Lincoln to Cowles to McDowell where I noticed that the new construction there seems to have necessitated the removal of the quaint pet cemetery underneath Doyle Drive.  I continued to Old Mason through Crissy Field to Marina and up into Fort Mason.  I love this Benny Bufano sculpture in Fort Mason.  He was an interesting California artist who, among other things, seems to have chopped off his trigger finger and sent it to Woodrow Wilson at the onset of World War I.  That’s crazy moxie.  Or maybe just crazy.  You can read more about him here.

The view of the Marina from Fort Mason:

Me:

I headed over to Fisherman’s Wharf.  This is the pretty Argonaut Hotel on Beach St.:

I took Beach to Columbus.  This gorgeous building is apparently a garage:

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

Was it ever hot on Saturday!  Yuck.  Doesn’t the weather know that I live in northern California and am only comfortable between 60 and 75 degrees??  I led a ride for Different Spokes out to Point Reyes Station and back.  I felt pretty good except for the heat which was nice.  I’m definitely getting faster which is nice because I’ve been working pretty hard at it.

This is the Golden Gate Bridge before we crossed it laced with fog.

Roger was on a Lifecycle training ride to the Cheese Factory but we ran into him a couple of times:

Cameron:

Wanderson.  He’s Brazilian and did a little better in the heat than the rest of us:

Brian:

It was getting hot by the time we rolled into Perry’s in Fairfax:

Thomas:

It was roasting hot by the time we rolled into Point Reyes Station.  I got separated from the other riders and parked myself under a tree where I ran into my neighbor Mustafa:

I managed to locate the gang at Cowgirl Creamery:

Point Reyes Station:

It got hotter and hotter as we headed inland.  I almost called Mr. Poe to pick me up from Nicasio.  It was almost 100 and when the wind blew the wind was hot.  Yuck.  We made our way back to Fairfax and collapsed in the shade at Perry’s.  It was starting to cool off as we headed home and was almost pleasant by the time we crossed the bridge again.  I made it home and had dinner and went to bed.  I sure hope it’s cooler on our ride next week.  Some people like riding in that weather.  Those people are fucking crazy.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                84.2
Week to date                                    266.9
Month to date                                   747.9
Year to date                                    5,462.3
To Goal                                          4,537.7
Over (Under) plan                         (1,907.6)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year            (2,784.9)
Rolling Year                                    7,954.8
Since Inception 10/1/07                 18,740.0

After work I headed off Columbus to North Point to Van Ness to Francisco to Gough to Chestnut to Lyon and into the Presidio at the Lombard Gate.  I came around on Lincoln.  The fog was rolling in and it was very thick:

Me on Lincoln:

I continued on Lincoln to Ralston to Kobbe to Washington to Wedermeyer I had a look at the progress they’re making on the spooky old hospital. It’s certainly coming along, and it’s gonna be fabulous:

The fog rolling in over the Richmond:

I took Lake to 23rd to Cabrillo to 47th to Fulton to the Great Highway.  The beach was cold and pretty:

They’re was some party going on.  You could see everybody huddled together.  I suspect it was Burning Man related:

I concluded that because of their cars:

I continued south on the Great Highway.  There were a bunch of surfers milling about.  Likey!

I continued on the Great Highway to Taravel to Dewey to Merced.  This is the view looking North:

I continued on Merced to Hernandez to Laguna Honda to Portola to Corbett to Ord and home for dinner.  Mr. Poe was at movie so I took the dogs for a long walk and then we all went home and went to bed.

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                 42.5
Week to date                                    182.7
Month to date                                   663.7
Year to date                                    5,378.1
To Goal                                          4,621.9
Over (Under) plan                         (1,964.4)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year            (2,869.1)
Rolling Year                                    7,870.6
Since Inception 10/1/07                 18,655.8

I actually managed to make it out of the house a few minutes early this morning!  I headed off 17th to Eureka to 18th to Valencia to Mission to Silver to Alemeny to Sagamore to Brotherhood Way to Lake Merced.  It was another very foggy morning:

I took Lake Merced to John Muir to Skyline to the Great Highway and up the coast.  I went into Golden Gate Park at MLK and followed that to Middle to JFK and to the Panhandle.  It was very foggy in the Panhandle this morning:

Me:

I continued to Baker to McAllister to Polk to O’Farrell to Powell.  This is the St. Francis at Powell and Geary:

I continued on Powell to Post to Grant.  This is the gate to Chinatown at Grant and Bush:

I took Bush to Sansome and into work.  The sun was already peekin’ out by the time I got to the office.  It’s gonna be a beautiful day.

When I went home for lunch I picked up my new road bike and took it to Mike’s on Howard.  It wasn’t shifting well and something was rubbing and I needed it in good shape before Saturday.  It turned out to be a part of the cassette that was stripped and needed to be replaced but thankfully that only took a couple of minutes.  Everything works beautifully now.

After work I headed off Columbus to North Point to Van Ness to Francisco to Laguna to Chestnut to Lyon and into the Presidio at the Lombard Gate and got on Lincoln.  It was very foggy yet again.  I got a pic of the progress they’re making on the renovation of Doyle Drive which connects the Golden Gate Bridge with the Marina.  They’ve chopped down a bunch of trees by the old stables.  I’m interested to see what they’re going to do:

I continued on Lincoln into Camino Del Mar and up to the Palace of the Legion of Honor.  I stopped at the Holocaust Memorial for a few pics.  I thought it would be even more evocative against the fog,  Thankfully, there weren’t asian seniors doing tai chi on it:

They’re painting the di Suvero Pax Jerusalemme a battleship grey.  I’m so hoping it’s primer because the color was one of the few things about this piece that I like:

The Legion of Honor:

Me:

From there I headed down to 34th to Balboa and down to the coast.  The dense fog did not seem to be stopping the surfers:

The view south:

I went into Golden Gate Park at JFK and took that to the Panhandle to Stanyan to Page to Scott to Duboce to Noe to Market to 17th to Ord and home for dinner. 

Bike Mileage:
Today                                                40.8
Week to date                                    140.2
Month to date                                   621.2
Year to date                                   5,335.6
To Goal                                         4,664.4
Over (Under) plan                         (1,979.5)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year            (2,911.6)
Rolling Year                                   7,828.1
Since Inception 10/1/07                 18,613.3

It was a cold, damp, foggy mess this morning.  I headed off Corbett to Portola to Woodside to Dewey to Taravel and down to the coast.  I came down the Great Highway and stopped at the foot of sloat for a pic of the beach:

I continued on the Great Highway to Skyline to Lake Merced to Font to Holloway to Harold to Ocean to Phelan to Judson to Foerster to Hearst to Edna to Monterey to Diamond to Wilder to Arlington to Randall to San Jose to Duncan to Valencia.  These pretty buildings are on Valencia in the Liberty Hill neighborhood:

Me on Valencia:

I continued on Valencia to 18th to Harrison to Mariposa to Bryant and rode downtown.  This is the beautiful Clocktower Building on 2nd St:

One Rincon Hill:

The Bay Bridge:

I continued on Bryant to Main and got a shot of the South Financial District:

I continued on Main to California to Sansome and into work.