Almaden Radar Station

From the late 1950's until the mid 1980's, the USAF operated Almaden Radar Site on the summit of Mt. Umunhum, above San Jose, California.

Rode my bike up to the summit in the early 80's just after it was closed. Even though me and a buddy saw signs telling you NOT to proceed we did anyway. Don't remember how long it took but it took a long time. Got to a locked gate that was just in sight of the main tower and we were very disappointed. Then all of a sudden a military vehicle appeared giving us two options. 1) He'll call the sheriff and we can get a ride home, 2) turn-around, ride down and don't come back again. That was a fast bike ride back down the mountain!