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    Highway 9

    4.8 (12 reviews)

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    Writing this review on 8/18, 2014. Note that there is construction on the road which requires two long (probably 10 minutes ish) stops at two lights. This, according to Caltrans, ends at the end of 2014. Highway 9 is a twisty, fun road to drive IF you are not stuck behind a family in a van or some other slow moving vehicle. The REAL fun and scenery begins once you hit the junction of 9 and 35. Turn left to go hiking at Castle Rock, continue straight to hike the wonders and waterfall of Big Basin, or turn right to enjoy the gorgeous views that Skyline Boulevard has to offer. Also, nothing sounds better to my ears than my M3 being awakened at 8,000 RPMs.... Just remember to be careful!

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    Amazing views, and an excellent scenic drive. The viewpoints at sunset especially are beautiful if you want to take photos.

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    It is your passport to the best parts of the Bay. Epic branching paths with surprises abound.

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    Ursa Mater - Ursa Mater

    Ursa Mater

    5.0(2 reviews)
    14.1 kmDowntown

    "As my artist's statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of…read moredeep significance."―Calvin San José has a long line of, shall we say, questionable Public Art (PA) projects; everybody knows about the giant dog turd statue Quetzalcoatl―or as I like to call him Quetzacaca ( goo.gl/lvswBr )―in the Plaza de César Chávez. Let's also not forget the Fallon Statue debacle ( goo.gl/wKEv0g )―and don't get me started on the mangled shopping carts (goo.gl/vbB6NE) passing for a statue on the corner of Alma Ave and Almaden Rd. Need I go on?! So, whenever CSJ does something right I love to point it out. I first read about Ursa Mater (aka Mama Penny Bear) in the Merc from my buddy Sal Pizarro's column. Ursa Mater is a gigantic piece of coin art that was put together by Hayward-based artists Mr & Mrs Ferguson. She first made an appearance at last year's Burning Man festival and is now prominently displayed in Paseo de San Antonio―just east of Plaza de César Chávez, right by Bijan Bakery. The statue of Mama Bear and her two cubs sits at least 10-12' tall and is completely covered in 200,000 pennies ($2,000 worth) to make up the bears fur. It's pretty cool to look at from afar, and even cooler up close. I suggest getting here quickly to check her out, as she will only be on display until the end of May. And then we'll be back to staring at Quetzacaca forever. FOL...

    I like to think that these represent the bear on the California flag. The name Ursa Mater…read more Is an excellent play on words by the artist. Ursa Major is Latin for "greater she bear" So Ursa Mater translates roughly to "She bear of matter" ( I only understand a very small amount of Latin so this may or may not be the exact translation). The bear and her cub are made of pennies so it seems the artist's intention was to make a realistic mother bear out of " matter" , hence the name. Also behind the pennies is a concrete core. It's as if these bears have a real fur made out of metal. As the previous reviewer said, there are are a lot of bad San Jose art pieces, but this one is fantastic. Just an edit: it seems to be gone now. Very sad.

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    Ursa Mater - Made of 200,000 pennies!

    Made of 200,000 pennies!

    Ursa Mater - Ursa Mater

    Ursa Mater

    Ursa Mater - Baby Bears =)

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    Baby Bears =)

    Highway 85 - View from the Hwy 17 South flyover ramp to Hwy 85 South

    Highway 85

    3.7(20 reviews)
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    Highway 85! My favorite way to go from I-280 South to Hwy 101…read more A highway is for moving traffic quickly and smoothly, with less intersections or junctions along the way. Hwy 85 is actually a freeway. A highway has junctions, and a freeway has on and off ramps. Hwy 85 can get congested during the commute because everyone has the same idea. Be alert in the right lane, because there will be constant merging traffic. And of course, those drivers who wait until the last minute to merge. But OMG, at night when no one is on it ......Highway 85 is empty and a pleasure to drive on! From South San Jose to I-280 to the Stanford area, it's an easy high speed ride. One of the best and most useful roads they built in the SF Bay Area.

    Before Hwy 85 was ever built, the only way to get around was using City street. Hwy 85 was built…read morein two phases. First phase was built in the 1960's from Steven's Creek to Mountain View. The rest of hwy 85 was built in the second phase and opened in 1994. The construction of Hwy 85 was much needed and today serves as a major corridor for many commuters. Hwy 85 consists of three lane each direction including a carpool lane. The carpool lane does get jam packed with all the electrical vehicles. The hwy is well constructed, no potholes, or dips in the roadroad unlike hwy 87. The grooves in the roadway suppose to help with reducing road noise. Over the years, theres been talks about adding a fourth lane. Theres been alot of opposition to this due too increase in noise in the surrounding area. Even adding a fourth lane would not relieve the traffic congestion.

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    Highway 85 - View of Hwy 85 South from the connector ramp from Rt 17

    View of Hwy 85 South from the connector ramp from Rt 17

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    Highway 85 - Entrance near Cherry Avenue,Almaden Ranch. graffiti covered sign

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    Entrance near Cherry Avenue,Almaden Ranch. graffiti covered sign

    Japantown San Jose - Kogura Gift Shop

    Japantown San Jose

    4.2(168 reviews)
    14.9 kmDowntown

    As small business month is quickly approaching I was thinking how wonderful and vibrant a community…read moreJapantown San Jose is. There so many seasoned and new diverse small business owners here in the heart of Japantown. Classic Loot, Zonkey, Roy's, Santo Market, Taqueria Corona, Minato, Hukilau, Kazoo are among my families favorites. We have also enjoyed and welcomed new businesses too like Banne (yummy sourdough) and Furbaby Fancy petgrooming (the most posh and elite pet grooming experience) into our rotation as well! I should have just listed all the businesses here! So proud of the businesses that contribute to our community!

    There's definitely a lot of history, community love, and shops and restaurants here. It's smaller…read morethan the other Little Tokyo in LA and Japan Town in SF (I think), but because we came around midday lunch time on a Tuesday after Fanime, not many stores or restaurants were surprisingly open? Maybe it's due to being after Memorial Day or because most of them were night time dinner service only restaurants. Either way it's much cleaner than Little Tokyo in LA and with less jump scares and trash everywhere. Easier to find parking and more affordable, in a sense, than Japan Town SF. Stopped by the Japanese grocery store and Santo Market while we were here. Fun to kill a couple of hours, I suppose. I just gotta come back here again when more things are open !

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    Japantown San Jose - Tōno Coffee Project - a San Jose pop-up

    Tōno Coffee Project - a San Jose pop-up

    Japantown San Jose - Bay Wheels e-bikes

    Bay Wheels e-bikes

    Japantown San Jose - Santo Market

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    Highway 9 - localflavor - Updated May 2026

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