Originally Posted by aadhils
I found a new route to my commute, that makes it more interesting. I usually commute on De La Cruz blvd in San Jose, but today I found out I can avoid it and it's multitude of trucks by taking a more scenic route through San Jose Intl. Airport. The factory smells along the route kill me though. Smells strongly of plastic and cardboard boxes.
Hey aadhils -- I bet that's the fiberglass plant at lafayette & central expy you're smelling. Except for the first couple of blocks there by the airport, I'll take almost any excuse to bike along Central. It's one of the south bay's hidden treasures.
My rides lately have been uneventful, except that every week Caltrans gets a little bit closer to completing the San Tomas Aquino Creek bike path between Scott Blvd and Mission College Blvd, so I can avoid the nastiest part of my commute (San Tomas over 101). I check it out on Friday afternoons to see the progress, which works out well except one day when they had tilled but not graded the dirt and I toppled in loose 6 inches of topsoil!
Its been a great summer weather-wise though and my body & my sanity are grateful for the daily biking.