The document describes the author's daily bike commute from home to work and back along trails near Stevens Creek and the San Francisco Bay. In the morning commute, the author observes birds and squirrels along Hetch Hetchy Trail before crossing bridges over the creek and nearing the bay. On the return commute in the evening, the author passes the shoreline amphitheater and slough while fighting strong winds before arriving home along Hetch Hetchy Trail.

1. my daily
commute
just down the street from home I get on Hetch Hetchy Trail..

2. starting down Hetch Hetchy Trail
7:00am
lots of red-winged
blackbirds and crows
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along the trail

3. crossing the pedestrian
bridge over Stevens Creek
–
entering Stevens Creek
Trail
I hear the sounds of the
water below as I thumpity
thump thump across the
bridge
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Stevens Creek Trail

5. my morning friend…
we greet each other daily 5

6. another pedestrian bridge – nearer to SF Bay 6

7. a slough near the Bay
I hear the sound of birds
and watch the ground
squirrels
I avoid running over the
beautiful white-shelled
snails that crisscross the
trail
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8. geese in the slough – the Bay is right around the next curve 8

9. on the trail next to the Bay
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Palo Alto and Menlo Park in the distance

10. geese ambush! 10

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12. back on the trail – listening to the sound of quiet 12

13. watch out! 13

14. Rengstorff House
geese ambush!
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15. The Bay! 15

16. …almost to work 16

17. two minutes from the back
parking lot
7:45am and five+ miles later
what a beautiful commute!
now fast-forward to 5:15pm
for the ride home……
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18. my daily commute home
5:15pm leave work – this is right behind the parking lot
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19. heading towards the Bay
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20. windy ride home
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21. every day looks different from the day before
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22. Shoreline Amphitheatre seen from the trail
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25. heading back
towards the
slough
this is a really fun
part of the trail!
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26. the slough was calm this morning – now if I stop pedaling I will go
backwards or fall over because of the wind! 26

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the South Bay vista from the same place

28. on the trail towards home 28

29. near my friend the rooster – he hides this time of evening 29

30. Hetch Hetchy Trail goes through the park…
I’ll be done with my commute in about
5 minutes…
think about riding YOUR bike to work!
Date of photos: May 4, 2009
jane horton
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