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April 2004: Mountain Biking
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I bought a Mountain Bike in April. I really felt that I had to do more exercise. My plan is to pedal up Mount Soledad from my apartment every day after work. It's a perfect ride: 800 feet altitude gain, 45 minutes round trip, very scenic on top, and no traffic. I have met my goal so far: Since I have the bike, I rode up every day, except on days when I was engaged in other sportive activity, such as windsurfing. Keep your fingers crossed that I keep going and don't get lazy! | |||||||
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East of Ramona In addition to the daily Mount Soledad exercise, I did some bike tours on weekends. First, I went up from Ramona, located north-east of San Diego, to Mesa Grande. It was very green up there and the landscape featuring scattered trees, cattle, and a little lake reminded me of Bavaria. I did another trip in the same area, starting at Pamo Valley. It's a nice rural valley, where time seemed to stand still. However, there are plans to construct a dam and flood the valley. Let's hope that the folks in charge decide otherwise. | |||||||
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Rose and Penasquitos Canyons On a another weekend I explored Rose and Los Penasquitos Canyons (Thanks to my friend Juan for the tip!). Both canyons are very close to home and islands of peace surrounded by a maze of roads and concrete. There were also some nice flowers, including my favored California Poppy (I am somewhat addicted to photographing this beautiful plant). | |||||||
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Last updated: 23 January 2016
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