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 →

Stayventuring

I like to read about the adventures of intrepid endurance athletes. Long-distance hiking, multi-day ultrarunning, paddling, and cycling are among their activities. Some adventures are in pretty remote and exotic places. For the most part the authors seem to be enjoying themselves, although they definitely go through some rough patches, so I find it inspirational. … Continue reading Stayventuring →

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 →

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! →

A New Adventure Awaits- Rotator Cuff Surgery

I went to a followup with my Orthopedist yesterday. This was also the first time I saw him after my recent fall. He concluded after a lot of manipulation and "push on my hand this way, does that hurt?" that I had further torn my rotator cuff. He had been on the fence about whether … Continue reading A New Adventure Awaits- Rotator Cuff Surgery →

TAVR For Minimally-invasive Aortic Valve Replacement

TAVR stands for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. It is a minimally invasive procedure where the replacement valve is inserted through the femoral artery. No heart-lung machine or opening the chest. The new valve is actually jammed right inside the old one, which is shoved out of the way. Needless to say, this is a great … Continue reading TAVR For Minimally-invasive Aortic Valve Replacement →

Update-Focusing on Health, Not Weight

I've been following my own advice about focusing on health, not weight, since march 8. And it has been going well, I'm more relaxed and am eating healthy, and am still active. But in that time period I was less active on average than usual because of my collarbone rehab. I usually wear comfortable clothes … Continue reading Update-Focusing on Health, Not Weight →

Heavyhands walking on the “Minnie Path”

I'm back to doing my "heavyhands" (brisk walking with hand weights) and nordic walking now that the collarbone permits it. This local path is a favorite. We call it the "Minnie path" because there used to be a beautiful cat Minnie that "held court" at the playground. If you sat on the bench she'd climb … Continue reading Heavyhands walking on the “Minnie Path” →

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 →

Coyote Valley Open Space

This is another local favorite of mine. It's just under 6 miles away so I usually do a "bike/hike", riding to the start, hiking the Arrowhead trail, a bit over 4 mile loop with great scenery and nice climbing. Today I had a little less time so I just rode my hybrid there and rode … Continue reading Coyote Valley Open Space →