Richard Masoner 🚶 🚲 🚌 🚃 🌲 🏖️

It took a few episodes for me but I got sucked into the series after reading the books

They sure love their frontage roads in Texas.

Yes it is 😔

San Francisco crime: Cyclist mourned as hero after stabbing death He stood between girls and a man who was harassing them. Then he was stabbed in the neck.

Sad.

sfstandard.com/2025/07/31/s...

You're a professor so you'd know but I used to accompany a friend of mine on his field trips collecting mammal skulls for his research. We wore jeans, t-shirts, probably sneakers. He'd lop the heads off of critters, throw them in a box in the back of his truck, and off we'd go. We got weird looks.

The app makes things a lot better. I'm also a long time cheerleader for BikeLink. I'm sad every time I see a new development with old-style single-user padlocked lockers.

Maybe he still uses a hand crank to start the engine on his car.

Pacific Grove beachgoer witnesses illegal seal mutilation A woman walking along Point Pinos Beach in Pacific Grove encountered a man and his daughter mutilating a seal carcass, prompting concerns about illegal activity and marine mammal protection laws.

Two thoughts on this article.

1. Ob-RJKJr joke, but that feels like low-hanging fruit.
2. Concerned citizen doubts the man's claims he's a researcher because he doesn't look "professional." What is a scientist doing field research supposed to look like?

www.ksbw.com/article/paci...

For sure "Batshit Bob" got *my* attention.

The side of a bag of Kingsford barbecue charcoal briquets with the Miller Lite logo above the Kingsford logo, and "BEERCOAL charcoal briquets Made with Real Beer" printed on the bag. Beyond the bag we can see grocery store signs and displays.

Beer charcoal, what?

A blue and white "Tsunami Hazard Zone" sign posted on the wooden deck of a wharf. The sign includes an image of a stylized large wave and a stick figure fleeing up a hillside, and the text "In case of earthquake go to high ground or inland." In the background, we see people leaning against wooden railing and, beyond that, the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean on a sunny day. Seveal bicycles are also seen on the railing.

Note the many bicycles in this photo shot on the Capitola Wharf.

I'm one of those weirdos who jiggles doorhandles of unlabeled doors in commercial spaces.

Is it this Dumbarton Quarry campground? It looks like a parking lot for RVs, and at least $45/ night.

www.reserveamerica.com/explore/dumb...

In the wildlife refuge? Or in the county park?

Let me know if you're serious about this. Where would you ride in from?

We have a handful of stream gauges with no funding in Northern California and Nevada.

It was incredible. I had never seen so many whales so close to shore and so active before.

The Pacific Ocean as seen at Sunset State Beach in Santa Cruz County, California. We see beach sand, then fairly heavy surf, and just beyond the break, a large splash in the water. A landmass at the horizon towards the right of the photo can just be seen through the mist.

I love the California Coast.

I'm lounging at Sunset State Beach when I see a half dozen humpback whales bobbing just beyond the break, less than 100 yards from the shore. They submerge, then breach spectacularly. One then lobtails for several minutes, which I've never seen in person before.

The back end of the harbor in Santa Cruz, California is placid, with no signs of tsunami damage.

Glad to hear that _so far_ the tsunami hasn’t created any major damage in its path. I wasn’t expecting any damage, but I walked to the back end of the Santa Cruz harbor this morning and it all looks pretty normal.

I know the way south. North of about Santa Rosa or Chico is where I get lost.

(And they say they're not doing Amtrak, though apparently California Amtrak operated Surfliner is fine?)

I know of several people who have traveled LA to SF via public transportation, but San Diego to, what, Blaine WA? Has this been done?

I can get as far as Santa Rosa I think, or maybe Chico. Beyond that I'd have to do some serious googling.

Ah that makes sense. Are people moving their boats out?

Murray Street Bridge is closed, is it not?

re: people watching stuff at full volume in public,

we used to have this problem here in Brazil

until the meme called “Gemidão do Zap” spread

it’s just a very loud cry of orgasm

but sent disguised not unlike the rickroll

the embarrassment taught ppl to put on their fucking earbuds

I'd likely take the bus to Watsonville Transit Center, then bike with gear the remaining 7 miles. San Andreas Road has serious hills.

Who's up for a S24O here?

A California State Park campsite signed "Hike & Bike Only." It's a large bare patch of sandy ground lined with evergreen trees. The site features two picnic table with bear lockers, and enough bike racks for at least 6 bicycles. A 20 year old road bike leans against the bike rack visible in the photo.

I've lived in Santa Cruz County for nearly 20 years and I only recently learned Sunset State Beach near Watsonville has bike-in camping.

I wasn't far from your employer's place of business.

He's banning cars because they kill more birds than wind turbines, right?

Not sure where else to put this but a man on a motorized vehicle (his “license plate” said “e-bike”) harassed me on the ohlone greenway today. If you witnessed this at Santa Fe & Gilman around 5:50pm today 7/28/25 or if you are the lady who filmed part of it, please DM me.