Author: Kurt Schwabe

Laura Thompson must have known about the In-N-Out Burger in Belmont.  If she did, she would have been able to predict what would happen when I got to a fork in the Bay Trail.  I would either (A), turn right onto an eight mile Bay Trail loop and walk the perimeter of a peninsula I … Continue reading Day 24: Torn Between Two Burger Joints

SALT.  Angelina Jolie at her best; beautiful and photogenic as always.  However salt as we know it in the Bay Area brings to mind the checker board pattern of stunning reds and burnt oranges that we see as we fly into SFO on a clear day.  Some might even say it too is beautiful and … Continue reading Day 23: SALT

With the land of milk and honey behind me and getting smaller with every step, I found myself stepping back in time, four days to be exact.  Beyond Charleston Slough, the San Francisco Bay and Highway 84 lay what, to the untrained eye, could be mistaken for a part of the Diablo range.  However, to … Continue reading Day 22: Coyote Hills Memoirs

This morning I was back in Alviso and got the back story of this charming town from two unsung heroes of San Jose – Councilmember, Kansen Chu and Yves Zsutty, Trail Network Manager for the City of San Jose.  I know what you’re thinking and I asked the same question: Someone gets paid to blaze … Continue reading Day 21: Primary Colors

While I stayed true to my goal of walking, the planned Bay Trail section between Milpitas and Alviso is best traveled by bike - and a fast one at that - due to the truck traffic to and from the Zanker Recycling facility.   It is a short but very necessary section of the Bay Trail … Continue reading Day 20: Sometimes it’s About the Destination