Another delicious get together. Salmon taquitos (that didn’t turn out picture-perfect) with avocado crema and a layered pesto torta. And a very good bottle of wine from Yellowstone Cellars in Billings MT.
This picture is titled “Darn it Bob” – who should have been here so we didn’t have to take this selfie:
Leo did a great job organizing this ride for a large diverse group of riders.
The bridge leaving Winters, left turn ahead onto country roads. I rode sweep.
Our turn-around point in Davis at a park with restrooms. We rested, had something to eat, and visited. Some people were brand new to the group. In fact, one of them rode ahead and promptly got lost! He made his own way back to Winters – but, lesson learned when orienting new cyclists at the beginning of the ride.
Congratulations Jeorgianna – who just finished taking the Better on Bikes classes and who has never ridden more than 10 miles at one time – she finished the 25-mile ride and looked strong.
I rode sweep with Cheryl, Cindy, Chris, Kathy, Dani, and Jane. There’s a new I-5 overpass called Metro Air Parkway, then north to Elverta Rd, west to Garden Highway, south toward home. Very little traffic and new roads made for a great 20-mile ride. This is one of the favorite routes for Arlete’s BIG.
Wednesday night at 6:00 – all set up and ready to go. This was the sixth and final class.
This class remains popular in the N Natomas community, so Better on Bikes 4 and 5 are in the works for 2022.
Merrilyn and I made one more trip to Justin’s to process more walnuts. Because of rain showers, Justin spent about 8 hours (thank you!) raking up the last of them on the ground. Twenty big black plastic bags worth. Justin set up the chicken wire drying screen on sawhorses. Merrilyn and I sorted through 12 of the plastic bags to get 16 grocery bags into my vehicle.
Thank you Merrilyn for helping me again. Many hands made for shorter work!
Instead of the usual Sunday Office Hours bike ride, a larger group got together at Natomas Regional Park for a tire change demonstration by Mellissa and lunch provided by Jibe.
Saturday morning, Cheryl, Cindy, and I rode to W Sacramento, 4th & G Sts, to meet a group of people who will soon be living at Washington Commons Co-housing. They broke ground this month, today’s ride was a celebration of their achievement.
Thank you Anne Geraghty for requesting and organizing this ride.
An unexpected surprise: we were invited to peek inside a not-quite-open-yet street art museum on C St – a space in between.
Isabella gave us a great impromptu tour:
Anne took this picture of the whole group:
Huge thanks to Cindy and Cheryl for coming along on this ride. Their help was invaluable and made all of us safer.
Friday evening, Carson. He reacts to the whistle a bit faster than his teammates and goes on the attack.
On the sidelines, Thais, Leo, Sophia, and Avery:
On Saturday afternoon, I got to see Avery play. I’ve had too many Saturday obligations lately and haven’t been able to see him play.
Jibe invited local bicycling groups to meet on Friday at noon on the Jackrabbit Trail where it intersects with Arena Blvd. Cindy, Cheryl and I left from our neighborhood. Steven and Rich met us there. A new mural was in its final stages of completion on the backside of the administration buildings of Natomas Unified School District.
Marc from N magazine was there. Below, Jibe staff with the artists. Mellissa/Jibe, Shane Grammer/lead artist, Michelle/Jibe, Becky/Jibe, Kone/assistant artist, Donald Gensler/City of Sacramento-Art in Public Places-Project Manager.
Great talks by Donald Gensler and Shane Grammer. Also check out https://shanegrammer.com/ especially the section about the murals in Paradise after the fire wiped out the town.
We met Gina (neon yellow jacket) on the trail and invited her to join us. I just worked with Gina last week for Project Ride Smart. She’s teaching a class in N Natomas on Saturday and was doing her pre-ride.
Jibe provided a great lunch from Panera. Thanks to Becky and the entire Jibe team. This was a fun event!
SAC is what I put on my calendar when I get to watch Sophia Avery and Carson when Mom and Dad want to go somewhere – something I encourage of course. This evening Carson wanted to play this game. We read the directions and played by the rules. Carson was so focused, you could see him thinking, we played for 1.5 hours.
Time for rougher play:
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