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@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ It took me a few years, but in 2016 I finally got off my ass, bought some equipm
Here's a log of the trips I've taken so far. I've included the first couple of overnight camping trips since they were practice runs for longer trips, but any other overnighters I've excluded.
# Trips
* [September 24-25, 2016 - China Camp State Park - First Overnight](#2016-09-24)
* [October 8-9, 2016 - Sam P Taylor State Park](#2016-10-08)
* [April 25-26, 2017 - Katy Trail Attempt](#2017-04-25)
* [June 21-24, 2017 - North SF Bay and Napa Valley](#2017-06-21)
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# September 24-25, 2016 - China Camp State Park - First Overnight
* Distance: 37 miles
* Climbing: 732 feet
@ -30,6 +37,7 @@ Drink before you're thirsty, and eat before you're hungry! I didn't do enough of
Food can suddenly add a lot of weight! I got fixin's for tacos from a grocery store in San Rafael and it was surprising how heavy my bike felt after that. It didn't help that I got a glass jar of salsa amoungst other stuff.
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# October 8-9, 2016 - Sam P Taylor State Park
* Distance: 42 miles
* Climbing: 1,188 feet
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Peter, the serious tourer, and I went the rest of the way, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge during the SF Fleet Week airshow, which was pretty specatular. We parted ways at Chrissy Field and I went on my way back home to Berkeley by way of SF-Oakland ferry.
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# April 25-26, 2017 - Katy Trail Attempt
* Distance (planned): 269.4 miles
* Distance (actual): 57.4 miles
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Lessons learned: if it _might_ possibly rain, bring a good rain jacket and rain pants. And do that trip in October or something.
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# June 21-24, 2017 - North SF Bay and Napa Valley
* Distance: 203 mi
* Climbing: 7,002 feet
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This was my redemption trip after getting rained out in Missouri. Being so close to home and so close to civilization the entire time, it was still a pretty 'safe' trip, but the distances and climbing were a far cry from the ease of the Katy Trail in Missouri.
Overall the weather and the riding were perfect. Highway 1 was a little scary when there were no shoulders, but drivers largely were paying attention and you quickly get used to riding with cars going by at 45 miles per hour.
This trip took me north out of San Francisco, up the coast to Bodega Bay, east through Santa Rosa and Calistoga, then south down Napa Valley, across the Carquinez Strait, and back to Berkeley.
I made a [blog post]({{ "/2017/06/north-bay-area-bike-tour-log/" | absolute_url }}) about this trip, including the transcribed journal I kept during it.
I wrote a [blog post]({{ "/2017/06/north-bay-area-bike-tour-log/" | absolute_url }}) about this trip, including the transcribed journal I kept during it.