Crystal Springs Reservoir is the location of the Sawyer Camp Bike trail. The Sawyer Camp Trail also includes San Andreas Lake. In a roughly 3 hour time frame, I was able to climb up from the hotel, just south of SFO airport, through Hillsbough via Skyfarm road. There is a killer hill on Skyfarm but the payoff is worth it is the most direct route to the Lake. Additionaly, Hillsbough is a beautiful community with wonderfully landscaped homes and great views of the San Francisco Bay. Among the interesting finds along the Sawyer Bike trail were the second largest Jepsen Laural tree in the state of California! This tree location is not well marked near the water fountain midpoint on the 6 mile trail. What is a laural tree anyway? The camping site of the party who discovered San Franciso Bay. Could this have been the Sawyer party? The exact location of the camp site apparently lies under San Andreas Lake. The most interesting discovery though, was a speed limit sign along the trail (see photo) with warning.
I wonder how they enforce the speed limit? Does the sheriff have radar on bike patrol? Maybe they enforce this by air? If so, do they use ultralights with radar?
After riding up and down the trail I returned the the hotel via Crystal Springs road to San Mateo, then up the bay trail. Total 25 miles.
I have to make a comment about my picture above. Yes that really is Crystal Springs Reservoir, BUT...I dont really look like that! I'm much younger; No, really! It seems that every time I take a picture of myself with my phone camera I have to squint to see the view finder to see if I am in the picture. You'd be surprised at how many times I am not even in the frame! So there you have it, it's not the real me; me= much younger.
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