On Saturday, 8 of us met at Olympic Valley Park for an all-trail ride. There were 7 riders: Brenda, Laurie, Maria, Kimberly, BarbaraL, me, Lennore. Kimberly’s daughter took the picture, she was also our SAG.
South toward Tahoe City. Truckee River:
South of Tahoe City:
Meeks Bay Resort, our turn-around point. The beach was very crowded.
There’s a bit of a climb out of Meeks Bay.
Lunch at Bridgetender:
35-mile ride with great friends and beautiful scenery.
School starts next week. Sophia will be a junior at Christian Brothers. Avery-8th and Carson-4th at St Ignatius. In between the boys going fishing in the morning and Sophia’s volleyball tryouts in the late afternoon .. Grandma! Charlie is always in the middle of whatever was going and sometimes it makes him look like a wheelchair dog.
Lunch at Zócalo.
Thank you Lennore for organizing a bike ride for the beginners we’ve taught how to ride a bike. Uugii learned at Jibe’s Learn to Ride. Erin came to a recent SABA Learn 2 Ride class at REI, she’s also a friend of Lennore’s.
Lennore is an excellent instructor and a great mentor for new riders.
I think my mom and dad are smiling up in heaven right now because their granddaughter and great-grandchildren are raising chickens. These three chickens, each specially selected, will live a very good life. They certainly have luxury accommodations. Hello Ruby, Gertrude, and Lois.
Today’s class was all kids. The boy on the right learned to ride within minutes.
Two participants came back for a second lesson and were pedaling fairly quickly. A little practice at home over the past week and they were set.
This Cub Scout troop was working on their Bicycling Badge. First step, learn to ride. One of them already knew how to ride but came to class to help the others.
Bicycle Networking at Frends. Catching up on all the latest news and talking about upcoming rides. Anya, Brenda, Lennore, Laurie, BarbaraL, Lorge.
I love it when Maria needs to make a Costco run. She drives to Marysville and shops for an hour or so, then we meet at Stassi’s for lunch.
Sunday. Lennore and I rode in from N Natomas to meet everyone else at Milka Coffee Roasters.
Ride leader and sweep, father and son, Jeremiah and Pierson.
This month’s ride was American River Bike Patrol-focused. Lots of red shirts.
Mid-point break.
Almost to the turn-around point near Sac State.
Right after this picture was taken, about 3/4 of the group rode off in their own directions.
On the way back, I rode beside Pierson and we had a great conversation. Except we, plus a few people behind us, were like a breakaway peloton-lol. We cruised back at 17 mph, chatting away. Meanwhile Jeremiah stayed with the those who rode slower. Great ride. For me, 38 miles total. After the ride, this picture was shared with me:
Saturday morning at REI.
A 4-person game of
Patience required:
As interest continued to wane, I suggested .. maybe we should go get lunch instead. Yes!
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