A Bit More Rain and Gloom Then Back to Sunny Weather
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We had some more rain last week along with a few gray days but then the sunshine came back. The rain wasn’t too heavy so it did not affect my riding much. We did get about 1 1/2 inches (37 cm) at my house in the last couple of weeks, which has kept our hills green for a little longer.
Last Thursday I had a nice sunny local cruise.
This is a pleasant unpaved walking path around a local industrial park.A view of El Toro from across Butterfield Blvd. The older looking home visible between the Lombardy Poplars is Villa Miramonte, where Hiram Morgan Hill lived for a while in the late 1800s, Our town is his namesake. The house is now a museum with interesting local artifacts.Crossing to the East Side of Town. The green is starting to turn in the hills, but it has lasted longer than we’d thought because of recent rain
Last Tuesday we also had a nice day for my group ride. We did a tour to the end of Casa Loma Road, where there is the entrance to Rancho Canada Del Oro Open Space.
Heading out into the country West of town on Sycamore RoadEntering Paradise ValleyOn Oak Glen Ave passing Chesbro ReservoirAlong Uvas, approaching Casa Loma RoadSome of the pretty scenery on Casa LomaRancho Canada Del Oro
https://ift.tt/wxOr4u3 My last strength workout went really well, I was able to go pretty hard without pushing my heart rate excessively. But afterwards it occurred to me that monitoring heart rate might not be enough. Strength training can cause a temporary spike in blood pressure which is probably not a good idea. I figured there must be a lot of research on this, because there are a lot of older people with cardiac limitations besides mine which is relatively rare (including heart-attack survivors, angina sufferers, and those with valve regurgitation). And they are still encouraged to do strength training to prevent sarcopenia. So I asked Gemini deep research about it and it produced this fascinating report . It points out that a resistance training session, properly performed, is beneficial to the heart because while it temporarily raises blood pressure, there is “a phenomenon known as post-exercise hypotension, where blood pressure remains below pre-exercise resting levels for se...
https://ift.tt/aS2nC3F Fall in our area is not as spectacular as in other places but it’s nice that it lasts this long. Some trees have lost their leaves by now, but other species, such as maples, are peaking. Yesterday I enjoyed a long ride up into the hills West of town. I rode through Paradise valley then past Chesbro reservoir, and returned to town via Willow Springs road, enjoying the glorious sunshine. Long rides at an easy pace, like this one, feel like they are good for my leaky heart valve, or at least are relaxing. I won’t give them up unless my cardiologist convinces me too, but I’m pretty sure he’ll approve. The hill across Chesbro reservoir, with the dam on the left Looking down Willow Springs road Japanese Maple in our back yard
https://ift.tt/CX7dOP2 Yesterday my group did a loop first heading to the southeast of Morgan Hill and then turning north to pick up the Coyote Creek trail. We headed North up to Metcalf Park and then south, finishing at Rosy’s in Morgan Hill for lunch. A few of us also added a detour to check out a side route along Basking Ridge road on the way back. This was 40 miles for me, in about 2 1/2 hours, a nice brisk ride. Rosy’s has Taco Tuesday the 1st Tuesday of each month, their special is their delicious Salmon Taco’s which I love. The Coyote Creek Trail on a nice summer day, tailwind on the way out.
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