Wisetrips Travel Blog

I had decided to try using my iGPSPORT BiNavi GPS Bike compute r to mountain bike from my house to Lexington Reservoir and back. This is a popular, highly rated trail also available on Komoot . My GPX directions can be downloaded here . It was a very difficult, 20-mile climb with 2,835 feet of elevation gain. It has some spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. It took me 3 hours to complete the ride, and I had to walk my bike…

On Saturday, June 21, Inna, Alex, and I decided to hike around Saratoga. Inna found a highly rated trail on AllTrails.com, called Seven Springs Trail , and we decided to hike it.  The trail had panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the new Apple campus in Cupertino. The grass was all yellow (burned out), so this hike might be more scenic in the spring (when wildflowers bloom). According to AllTrails.…

On Thursday, June 19th (a U.S. Holiday), Inna, Alex, and I decided to hike around Felton. Inna found a highly rated trail on AllTrails.com, called Fall Creek Trail , and we decided to hike it.  We parked our car here  (see Google Maps link). There was a small parking lot (but it was full), so we parked on the side of the road. Our hike lasted 96 minutes, covering 3.62 miles and gaining 832 feet in elevation. It w…

Monday, December 30, 2024 I decided to try Cross-country (Nordic) skiing at Aqua Dome . I walked downstairs and rented some Salomon Classic Cross-country skis (25 euros/day) from  Sunup Sports . Salomon Classic 173 cm skis (ski length is based on 80 kg weight) Salomon (44.5) boots Salomon poles One of the Aqua Dome concierges explained where the cross-country trails were located, and I walked arou…

After many years, we returned to Felton to hike in the beautiful Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Inna decided to follow the river to the Cathedral Redwoods. We followed the Pipeline Road (which parallels River Trail) from the parking lot to the Cathedral Redwoods, a small grove of giant sequoias. It was a pleasant day to hike among the giant redwoods.   Here are my Strava statistics: …

How was 2021 in Sports? With Covid-19 raging, it turned out quite different, with much more windsurfing  and  mountain biking  than in previous years. Here is the link to my Strava Year in Sports 77 days of playing tennis at Almaden Valley Athletic Club (AVAC) 42 days of  surfing  (Capitola, Rockpile Beach, Trestles) 20 days of windsurfing (Crissy Field) 3 days of snowboarding (Palisades Tah…

On November 20, 2021, Inna and I revisited Sedona, Arizona. We last visited Sedona on November 28, 2019 (before COVID-19) and were eager to hike some of our favorites again. Since the  Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock was much more expensive, Inna and I decided to try the Lantern Light Inn instead. We also booked Southwest Airlines Flight #2316 from SJC to PHX, departing at 07:35 PST. Saturday, November 20, 2021 …