The mid-week riders rode to Livermore for breakfast and then meandered toward I580/I5 south to Patterson. At Patterson we went west on Del Puerto Canyon road to the junction at Mines Rd. See map at the bottom of the page. The captain should take an extra close look at the map to see that Livermore is much more north than west of the junction.

Our next stop was at the Lake del Valle State Recreation area. Most of us had never been inside. We paid the $6/vehicle to take a look. It was at this stop that the Major proved he is cow blind. He’d earlier not seen the cow standing in the opposite lane in a section of Del Puerto Canyon Road. This time he stopped at the end of the public road. I pulled along side and asked him to look over his left shoulder. There, standing under the tree were were circling, was another cow. He wondered from where the cow came. True, when WWWobble passed that spot the cow was laying down in the shade.

Pictures are more-or-less in time sequence from Bob, Chris, Dick, and Marc. Oh, and for those who have to put up with snow in December. The temperature got as low as 39 according the the thermometers on the Hondas. I had to crank the heat controller for my liner to nearly 30% of full power!

(1) The L&M Restaurant

The L&M Restaurant
ISO 50   f/5.6   1/510   0 ev   6.3mm

(1) After breakfast at the L&M

After breakfast at the L&M
ISO 200   f/8.0   1/500   0 ev   26.0mm

(2)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/658   0 ev   6.3mm

(3)

ISO 50   f/4.0   1/397   0 ev   6.3mm

(4) Dick shoots Eric

Dick shoots Eric
ISO 50   f/4.0   1/490   0 ev   6.3mm

(4) caveman eric

caveman eric
ISO 0   f/4.0   1/800   0 ev   12.1mm

(4)

f/5.8   1/400   0 ev   17.3mm

(4) No wind power today

No wind power today
ISO 200   f/11.0   1/400   0 ev   30.0mm

(4) propeller heads

propeller heads
ISO 0   f/3.2   1/800   0 ev   7.1mm

(4) Wind power

Wind power
ISO 200   f/11.0   1/800   0 ev   10.0mm

(4) cold stop

cold stop
ISO 0   f/3.2   1/800   0 ev   7.1mm

(4) end of the road

end of the road
ISO 0   f/3.2   1/640   0 ev   7.1mm

(5) WWWobble and Marc pull ahead

WWWobble and Marc pull ahead
ISO 50   f/6.8   1/550   0 ev   6.3mm

(6)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/707   0 ev   6.3mm

(7) Eric and Dick follow

Eric and Dick follow
ISO 50   f/13.6   1/302   0 ev   6.3mm

(8)

ISO 50   f/6.8   1/525   0 ev   6.3mm

(9)

ISO 50   f/4.0   1/401   0 ev   6.3mm

(10)

ISO 50   f/4.0   1/471   0 ev   6.3mm

(11) Major WWWobble

Major WWWobble
ISO 200   f/8.0   1/800   0 ev   121.0mm

(11) Eric

Eric
ISO 200   f/8.0   1/500   0 ev   89.0mm

(11) and Dick

and Dick
ISO 200   f/8.0   1/500   0 ev   89.0mm

(11) and the Captain

and the Captain
ISO 200   f/8.0   1/800   0 ev   89.0mm

(12)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/651   0 ev   6.3mm

(13)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/603   0 ev   6.3mm

(14)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/478   0 ev   6.3mm

(15)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/572   0 ev   6.3mm

(16)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/535   0 ev   6.3mm

(17)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/504   0 ev   6.3mm

(19) Lake del Valle

Lake del Valle
ISO 200   f/16.0   1/200   0 ev   35.0mm

(19) Major WWWobble and Marc

Major WWWobble and Marc
ISO 50   f/4.0   1/414   0 ev   8.0mm

(19) lakeside

lakeside
ISO 0   f/2.8   1/800   0 ev   5.8mm

(19) Boat launch ramp

Boat launch ramp
ISO 200   f/16.0   1/320   0 ev   22.0mm

(19)

ISO 50   f/5.6   1/428   0 ev   6.3mm

(19)

ISO 50   f/4.0   1/524   0 ev   6.3mm

(19) trout man 2

trout man 2
ISO 277   f/5.6   1/320   0 ev   5.8mm

(19) Needed riding

Needed riding
ISO 50   f/4.0   1/313   0 ev   38.3mm

(19) no better than this

no better than this
ISO 0   f/5.6   1/500   0 ev   5.8mm

(19) who is warmer

who is warmer
ISO 0   f/2.8   1/1500   0 ev   5.8mm

(19) hand slasher

hand slasher
ISO 0   f/2.8   1/800   0 ev   5.8mm

(19) it is not that cold

it is not that cold
ISO 0   f/2.8   1/500   0 ev   5.8mm

(20) WWWobble covers his brake

WWWobble covers his brake
ISO 50   f/5.0   1/500   0 ev   7.3mm

(21)

ISO 71   f/3.5   1/62   0 ev   63.3mm

(22)

ISO 50   f/4.0   1/327   0 ev   6.3mm

(23) Look over your left shoulder

Look over your left shoulder
ISO 50   f/5.6   1/403   0 ev   6.3mm

(24) Looking toward Livermore

Looking toward Livermore
ISO 200   f/16.0   1/320   0 ev   10.0mm