I love that walk! I have been known to walk from my house to Davis to spend the evening writing at Diesel, and to do it at least half purely as an excuse for the walk. Sometimes I cut down Cedar Street and go by the bike path instead, but then one misses the bookstop -- albeit in favor of trees and a stalks-and-stakes tangle of community garden. (Cutting down Willow would also be an option, but I haven't done so.)