Sunday Streets SF

This weekend our daughter graduated from college.  YAHOO!!  While in the area, I participated in a San Francisco "open street" event.  One Sunday a month San Francisco closes a portion of a city street to car traffic.  For a couple years I have wanted to bike in Sunday Street SF, but never had the opportunity.  I was excited to see that The Great Highway along Ocean Beach and JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park would be traffic free this Sunday.  My husband agreed to be my SAG team and on the way home, after enjoying the graduation festivities, we stopped in SF.  GREAT FUN!!    The photos below tell the whole story. 

The Starting Point was SUPER windy!! 

The GREAT Highway!! 

The Kite Surfers were AMAZING!! 

No Traffic in GG Park!! 

 

 

Free Swing Dance Lessons in GG Park!! 

 

I really enjoyed the car-free experience in The City.  I'll be back on another Sunday for a new Sunday Street SF experience. 

 

Overnight Bike Camping Weekend

Adventure Cycling designated June 4th & 5th as National Bike Travel Weekend.  I joined a group of family cyclists on a short ride from the State Capitol to a group camp site along the river. 

Making our way to the river campsite!!

We were a small but fun group.  It was forecasted to be HOT, but we lucked out with a slight cloud cover.  Once we arrived at the camp site, and had a picnic lunch, the families with kids went swimming in the river.  As the only solo adult on the trip, I spent my time leisurely setting up camp and reading in the shade. 

Pretty AWESOME campsite!! 

The night started warm, almost too warm for sleeping in a tent - even with the fly off - but quickly cooled down.  I comfortably slept all night INSIDE the sleeping bag.  Sunday morning we had a leisurely, simple breakfast of oatmeal and packed up.  The nice part of bike camping is that you can only pack a small amount of gear on the bike, so packing up is easy, peasy!! 

That is all the gear !! 

Bike camping is a ton of fun.  I love the adventure, falling asleep under the stars and waking to the sunrise.  I won't wait until next June's National Overnight Bike Travel Weekend to bike camp.  Just need to find the place and the group.