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A Tour of San Jose’s “Urban Reserve” and 3 County Parks

This is one of my Stayventures that I did leading up to my surgery, on June 6. The City of San Jose is large, with a population of a bit over a million, but it is huge geographically, with a land area of 180 square miles. Fortunately that has not all been built on. Today … Continue reading A Tour of San Jose’s “Urban Reserve” and 3 County Parks →

BionicOldGuy Fun Activities 2 Comments June 25, 2019

A Nice 3 Hour Ride to The Southwest

It was a beautiful day today so I headed into the hills south and west of Morgan Hill. I took the bike path along Little Llagas creek and the drainage through an adjacent neighborhood on the way out of town: Next I went south on Santa Teresa Boulevard towards Gilroy, then right on Day road … Continue reading A Nice 3 Hour Ride to The Southwest →

BionicOldGuy Fun Activities 1 Comment June 9, 2019

Nice Ride With New Bike- Big Wheels!

I sold my Bike Friday Superpro. It was a great bike for travel and smooth roads which served me well for six years. But it's more suited for less clumsy riders. For me, it's big wheels from now on. I bought a Specialized Sirrus expert carbon with the proceeds. This has 700C wheels (about 28") … Continue reading Nice Ride With New Bike- Big Wheels! →

BionicOldGuy My Story, Uncategorized 42 Comments June 3, 2019June 3, 2019

No Goals, No Glory

On my recent hike at Pt.Lobos, I saw this saying on a guy’s tee shirt. It happened to be the day before the Big Sur Marathon, and he and his wife were visiting from Philadelphia to run it, and were sightseeing at Pt Lobos. They were both fit and healthy looking. I grew up about … Continue reading No Goals, No Glory →

BionicOldGuy Fitness 2 Comments May 4, 2019

Santa Teresa County Park, with Almaden Meetup

Santa Teresa Park in South San Jose is 10.8 miles north of my house (says google) so I rode my e-bike there to meet with friends from my Almaden Meetup on a nice spring morning. Loking out on South San Jose from near the start. Downtown is off in the distance to the left. Some … Continue reading Santa Teresa County Park, with Almaden Meetup →

BionicOldGuy My Story 5 Comments April 20, 2019

Harvey Bear County Park

This is a beautiful county park, especially in the spring. It's about 45 minutes away by bike, or I can get there in less than 30 if I use electric assist, which I did today. The ride there is nice and rural too, especially after we've had rains and the hills are green. Entering the … Continue reading Harvey Bear County Park →

BionicOldGuy My Story 7 Comments April 14, 2019April 15, 2019

Nice To Be Back- Coyote Creek Trail

Once I was cleared to ride again my first serious ride was my beloved Coyote Creek. And I got a great day for it, a break after the rainy period we've been through (no complaints, Mother Nature, I'm glad for the rain after all our recent drought years). Near the start of the trail at … Continue reading Nice To Be Back- Coyote Creek Trail →

BionicOldGuy My Story 11 Comments April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

Collarbone rehab update – week 5

The wall crawl: crawling up the wall my fingers to open up angle on shoulder My Collarbone is doing a lot better. Almost no pain, and I've got a lot of the range of motion back in my right shoulder. I have been doing my PT exercises diligently, and the "wall crawl" to get more … Continue reading Collarbone rehab update – week 5 →

BionicOldGuy My Story 2 Comments February 26, 2019

Suggested Reading- Fitness

Challenge Yourself, Clarence Bass. Clarence has written many good books on fitness. This is my favorite because he motivates us to set challenges to inspire us to work harder. Clarence also has a lot of inspiration and information on nutrition and fitness on his website. The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit … Continue reading Suggested Reading- Fitness →

BionicOldGuy Miscellaneous 2 Comments February 22, 2019

Biking

Biking is another activity that takes us back to being kids. The feeling when you were first able to ride a bike on your own, and the freedom of how far you could go under your own power. A lot of our cities our getting more bike friendly now, with good bike lanes or car-free … Continue reading Biking →

BionicOldGuy Fun Activities 42 Comments February 17, 2019August 24, 2021

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