October 8, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Learn to Ride class at UCD

On Saturday and Sunday morning, I drove to a parking structure at UCD Med Center and up to the 4th floor where barriers had been set up. Beyond the barriers, our teaching area. Becky Garrow asked if I would help with the on-bike portion of her class. We had six participants. The parking garage turned out to be perfect. There were various areas with different slopes.

Six participants learned to ride.

First step: learn to glide and balance. There are no pedals on the bike yet.

Becky and Sarah who organized this event.

**More pictures to come.

October 8, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Your bike rides this week

Tuesday October 3. Kathy and Dani:

Brenda and Agueda:

Brenda rode later in the day with Lori and Laurie:

Thursday October 5. Kathy:

Friday October 6. Terri’s bike:

Dani and Kathy:

Saturday October 7. Stacey, Kathy, Dani:

Sunday October 8. Brenda and husband went for a ride while on vacation in Park City UT.

October 6, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Airport drop-off

I really like taking people to the airport and picking them up – the person can leave their car parked in front of my house. In the best conditions, I can drive the roundtrip in 20 minutes. Sometimes, the person is having quite the adventure .. like going to the Eagles/Rams game on Sunday in LA and hanging out with the Fox Sports people. Cool.

October 6, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Walnut gathering

Becky asked if she could help gather walnuts sometime. Sure! It’s a bit early in the gathering season. This meant, we were able to get all the walnuts from 15 trees.

Becky raked. I came behind a scooped into a laundry basket.

Later, we sorted out the debris and left just walnuts to dry for 1-2 weeks. About 35 pounds gathered. Thank you Becky. **One more picture to be added soon.

October 5, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Carson

I picked up Carson from school on Tuesday and Thursday. Avery was at Sly Park with his 6th grade class. I had several bags and boxes of October decorations in the car that I decided needed a new home. I planned to stop at a donation center on the way home. Carson was very curious and asked if he could look at everything and keep it. Sure …

… but what would Mom and Dad say if he decided to keep everything? Thankfully, he chose carefully.

Sometimes we play games or throw a soft ball at something, but today Carson told me I was free to play games on my phone (lol #1) because he wanted to go online and play a game with his friend Hudson. He got started at the dining room table with a snack and his iPad. I also sat at the table. After a few minutes, Carson leaned over and whispered, “Grandma, it would be ok if you played your games over on the couch.” Is this far enough away? “Yes.” I was so laughing on the inside.

October 5, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Project Ride Smart

At Natomas Park Elementary. I volunteered to ride sweep for the street rides on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning. I rode with the Yellow group, Pierson was the lead LCI. Good idea: teach “bicycle sandwich” soon after leaving campus.

October 1, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Ride Districts 1 and 3

I’ve been working on this project for a while, hoping to encourage Active Transportation Commissioners, N Natomas residents and all interested bike riders to actively learn more about cycling infrastructure. Mellissa and Anya from Jibe were especially supportive. We met at Orange Theory at the corner of Arena Blvd and Stemmler Dr, the border between City of Sacramento Districts 1 and 3. Special thanks to Ron Brasel, ATCommissioner from District 8, for participating. *A note about the first picture. The woman on the left, facing left, in the neon yellow jacket, is Marsha, a friend of Cheryl’s, who lives in Ohio. We first met on the bike and barge trip in the Netherlands in 2022. So much fun to see her again.

To my great surprise, 40 people showed up. A very good turnout.

Heading east on Del Paso Rd.

On Arena Blvd at the top of the overpass over I-5. We prepared to descend as a total group – safety in numbers. Standing to the left is Pierson from SABA, a great help on a large group ride.

On E Commerce approaching Del Paso Rd:

At the site of the future Bike Campus which Jibe hopes to complete at some point in the future.

Jackrabbit Trail and Club Center Dr – the most troublesome crossing in N Natomas because there’s no legal way to cross Club Center to continue on the trail.

Almost finished. Riding along I-80, headed to the bike/ped bridge near Peregrine Park.

Thank you Brenda and Jonathan for contributing many of the above pictures.

September 30, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

October

Time to say goodbye to the birthday season. The final celebration was at Terri’s on Saturday evening. Thank you Terri for thinking of me on your recent trip and the gift of Klimt-inspired earrings.

I brought guacamole and chips, Elaine and Tyson came by, and Steve made the BEST margaritas … which may explain why I forgot to take a picture of our group .. lol.

Hello October!

September 30, 2023 by arletelouise - 0 comments

Busy Saturday

Sophia had a CB volleyball tournament, Lenin drove Avery to his football game, Carson had soccer, Thais had to prep for a social event later in the afternoon. Yay, I got to spend time with Carson.