my daily commute

just down the street from home I get on Hetch Hetchy Trail..

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starting down Hetch Hetchy Trail

7:00am

lots of red-winged blackbirds and crows

along the trail

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crossing the pedestrian bridge over Stevens Creek

–entering Stevens Creek

TrailI hear the sounds of the

water below as I thumpity thump thump across the

bridge

4Stevens Creek Trail

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my morning friend…we greet each other daily

6another pedestrian bridge – nearer to SF Bay

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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

8geese in the slough – the Bay is right around the next curve

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on the trail next to the Bay

Palo Alto and Menlo Park in the distance

10geese ambush!

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

13watch out!

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geese ambush!

Rengstorff House

15The Bay!

16…almost to work

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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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5:15pm leave work – this is right behind the parking lot

my daily commute home

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heading towards the Bay

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windy ride home

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every day looks different from the day before

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Shoreline Amphitheatre seen from the trail

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heading back

towards the slough

this is a really fun

part of the trail!

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the slough was calm this morning – now if I stop pedaling I will go backwards or fall over because of the wind!

27the South Bay vista from the same place

28on the trail towards home

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

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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