Mount Hamilton enjoyable with air conditioning on full

Lick Observatory, built around 1875, backside.

Here it is August when it should be stinking hot, but instead I enjoyed the Bay Area’s natural air conditioning, running full blast, on my ride up Mt. Hamilton.

Lick Observatory was as regal looking as ever, a lasting legacy to one of the state’s wealthiest early Californians, James Lick.

As I was climbing, I saw the daredevil skateboarders descending at breakneck speed. And I thought cycling was dangerous.