The Friday Cyclotouriste

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On the Road……Heading Toward the Summit of Tamalpais

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Lots of variation in terrain on the way to the summit — from oak-studded grasslands and chaparral to the misty Douglas fir and Redwood forests around Alpine Lake seen above.

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June 15th, 2009 at 6:55 am

On the Road……Spirit Rock’s namesake

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I think Spirit Rock should bring over a Japanese bonsai master to do some pruning to this Valley Oak. Sacrilege? Perhaps. But once upon a time there was a rock with a small tree. As the tree has grow…well it just seems slightly unbalanced to my eye. Check out the depiction on the upper left of the meditation center’s website which suggests an earlier aesthetic.

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June 8th, 2009 at 8:02 am

On the Road……Redwood Grove

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On one of it’s rare flat stretches, Bofax Rd. winds through a redwood grove. I pulled over because just across the way lay the little fawn.redwoods-5-153

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May 18th, 2009 at 11:56 am