+1 for the "train out of town" options from Anne & Reid. Big cities, even one as compact & beautiful as San Francisco, are challenging to cross. Unless one is bound & determined to pedal every mile of a tour, public transportation across any major urban area is a sensible option.
dougP On Apr 17, 8:59 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 8:47 PM, reidplum <rubye.cerve...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm not a fan of any of the routes out of San Francisco, so here's my > > wimpy suggestion. > > > BART to San Fran, CalTrain to Redwood City station, Woodside Road/Hwy > > 84 through Woodside and over the hill, and -- you're there, on the > > coast. > > If you choose this route, one small change: instead of Highway 84 up > over the mountains, take the route all local cyclists take, Old La > Honda Road. It starts maybe a mile or two south of Highway 84, is not > steep, and is much quieter than, prettier than and in all ways > superior to the Highway 84 ascent. At the top, just continue across > Skyline and down the other side, ending on Highway 84 partway down to > the coast. > > Oh, two small changes. Take CalTrain to Palo Alto, not Redwood City. > That way you'll be in the good riding almost immediately, whereas with > Redwood City there's a bit of tedious suburbs before the good stuff. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
