"You have to understand the Bay Area in the 1950s when Jobst started doing long rides. It wasn’t anything like today. The quiet peninsula was the place where wealthy land barons built mansions overlooking fruit orchards."

"Jobst grew up in an environment where fruit trees outnumbered people; Palo Alto had 25,000 residents in 1950. The tech boom was just beginning. Hewlett Packard and Varian were the only technology companies of note."

"So, when Jobst wanted to ride north he took El Camino Real the whole way. The other alternative was Skyline Boulevard. Riding on 19th Avenue was what he knew, and a little traffic wasn’t going to slow down Jobst."

https://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/lands-end-trail-by-bicycle/