Today was our fourth and final class. This group of 10 women was so fantastic to work with. And 9 of them joined Arlete’s BIG – they want to continue riding!!
Pedal Up Natomas
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Your bike rides this week
Sunday October 2. Jonathan took this picture of Earldene, Elaine, Dani, Stacey, Donna, and Ray:
Monday October 3.
Cindy:
On Terri’s morning ride:
Thursday October 6. Dani, Jane, Cindy:
Thank you Barbara for riding to Discovery Park and volunteering for SABA on Thursday. Aftershock is a huge rock concert with (of course) horrible parking. SABA will provide free bike valet for hundreds of bikes over the next 4 days.
Friday October 7. Kathy, Cheryl, Jane, Barbara, Dani:
Bloody Mary morning
The bar was set up outside.
Thank you Lucy and Jim for having us over.
Archie and Sandy:
Jerry and Laura:
Nicki and Jim:
Breakfast came a bit later.
Stassi’s
Justin and I drove to Marysville and met Tim and Maria for lunch at Stassi’s – truly an iconic dive bar. Surprise – Dave Venable was there.
Too much fun, we had a great time.
Volleyball
Thursday at St Ignatius:
Saturday at Our Lady of Grace in W Sacramento. Avery was one of the line judges.
Multi-tasking on the sidelines: patting Grandma’s knee while singing in an unrecognizable language and playing a game on the iPad with his left hand.
The tournament continued on Sunday and SI won.
Your bike rides this week
Sunday September 24. The easy-going trike morning trike ride with a stop for coffee. Dani, Kathy, Stacey, me, Jonathan, Elaine:
Monday September 25. Terri, Kathy, Dani:
Tuesday September 27. Cheryl, Dani, Jane:
In the evening, I rode with Agueda, Brenda, Elaine, and Barbara:
Wednesday September 28. Jane, Cheryl, Dani:
Thursday September 29. Barbara, Jane, Kathy, Dani, Cheryl:
Friday September 30. Me and Barbara:
Pedal Up Natomas
Meeting #3. We focused on Jackrabbit Trail north toward Elkhorn Blvd and rode through Regency Park and N Natomas Community Park, stopping along the way for teaching moments.
Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm
In Wheatland. My first time and I was amazed. Barbara and I drove to E Nicolaus and parked at Sammie’s – a fast-food place. We rode through Nicolaus and Rio Oso, taking country roads through orchards and rice fields. We arrived at Bishop’s at about 10:30 to find the place already busy with cars, people, and school buses of children on field trips. The crowds on the weekend must be huge, the actual parking area was only 1/4 filled.
We avoided the kiosks selling merchandise, the hay rides, train ride, corn mazes (3), the petting zoo, and headed straight for Mrs B’s Bakery. Apple cake, pumpkin chocolate cake, caramel apples, and so much more – all in various sizes from individual to family size. This is one of the best reasons to ride a bike – you work hard pedaling the bike 20 miles, you get a delicious reward, then you ride 13 more back and work it off. A logical conclusion, right? This was my first time riding my e-bike a long way post-broken-wrist and I was a bit nervous. I was so glad Barbara came with me.
Ride with MOSAC
Today was the first ride with employees and volunteers from the Museum of Science and Curiosity. Nathan, Andrea, Barbara, Sam, Jade:
Pedal Up Natomas
Better on Bikes (BoB) evolved over the past few months to an in-person class called Pedal Up Natomas. Our first meeting was Saturday September 17 and I didn’t take a single picture. But Mellissa Meng did!
I am co-teaching with Deanna, a great LCI who frequently works for Jibe teaching Project Ride Smart and many other programs. (Aside: Deanna’s oldest daughter, of 3, just left for college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – the same college Thais attended 20+ years ago.) We have 12 participants – two of them, Brenda and Tracy, took BoB 4, which is great because they already have a lot of knowledge and can help others. Plus, two people from BoB1-Leo, and BoB2-Lennore volunteered. The first class focused on becoming ride ready. Our second meeting on September 24 included a 7-mile street ride with stops for teaching opportunities. Cheryl from BoB1 volunteered this meeting.
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