This is my evening ride after doing a few chores during the day. Like installing a new mtb front tire on my FS bike. You really never know how tight they are until you actually start the install, some go on easy, some are so tight that you'll start sweating and may break a few tire levers.
I past one of my favorite lakes, Vasona this evening.
The ride was almost 19 miles and a fairly flat 400 ft of climbing.
GPS data uploaded to Strava
I also past what is called the percolation ponds in Campbell. Water runs down from Lexington Reservoir which fills up the percolation ponds. These in turn fill underground reservoirs which are used for drinking water in this area of Santa Clara county.
Also feeding the bay area with water is the aqueduct from the hetch hetchy reservoir near Yosemite. As long as there is snow in the sierras, California should have water to drink and irrigate the vast farming fields.