Saturday morning in Elk Grove. I forgot my phone. No pictures.
A team of 3 staff members from the City of Elk Grove handled registration, Ken from SABA was the mechanic. Barbara, Kathy, Charlie, and Wes manned the skills stations while I worked in an area to the side helping kids learn how to ride.
It was hot. After running alongside kids on bikes for two hours helping with their balance, I asked myself, “Are you too old for this?”
in Rancho Cordova at Dave Roberts Park.
This was a SABA outreach opportunity. Pamela manned the table. Barbara and I were there to lead a social ride. One of our bicycling friends came with us a volunteered to help with the ride.
Problem: the City of Rancho Cordova didn’t advertise that there would be a social ride, so no one showed up. We completed our task anyway and went for a 5-mile ride with a stop for ice cream halfway through. (Yikes, helmet hair.)
Laurie’s first time. I really like their shrimp tacos in the summer.
Saturday and Sunday. Carson played in Elk Grove. A lead-up tournament to get ready for the real tournament next weekend.
Saturday morning at Miller Park. Kathy and Joel were the League Cycling Instructors.
Brothers. They had different learning styles!
Learning to ride a bike can be exhausting.
Bicycle friends at CharQterie. Milan, Barbara, Rachel (back after recovering from knee surgery), Lori, Laurie, Brenda. We talked about upcoming rides in Lake Tahoe, a bike rodeo in Elk Grove, and maybe the San Juan Islands. Bicycle dreams.
This was the second year Sophia and Gia put on a golf tournament to support Along Comes Hope, the charity Sophia chose for her 8th grade Arrupe project at St Ignatius. This year the 9-hole scramble was at Campus Commons. Gia’s grandma and I were in charge of selling raffle tickets.
Leo, Charlie, Matt, Jeff. Charlie and Matt are friends and League Cycling Instructors. Jeff is married to Lenin’s sister. Matt was a surprise to see.
After the golf tournament, I went to Carson’s championship Little League game.
Although the Marlins lost, Carson did quite well. He pitched the final three innings and no additional runs scored.
The River Park All Stars played on Sunday and lost. I think the season is over. And, Avery debuted his summer hair style, a 4-hour Friday project with Sophia’s help.
I picked up Carson from school on Wednesday. Sophia was washing her vehicle and Avery was helping until we pulled up.
Then he got out one bike after another to show me how he’d improved popping a wheelie.
In the late 90s when I was establishing Westside Charter School – it was a lot of work! – I asked the Sac State teacher credentialing program for (please!) for their top phase 3 candidate. Hello Tina. Sure enough, she was THAT good. 28 years later, Tina has worked for many years at Creative Connections Academy. We had dinner Monday evening at CharQterie and had fun catching up.
Now an annual ride on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. We had a big group this time – 14 riders, about 5 for their first time. We drove to Larkspur and took the ferry to San Francisco. Brenda, Kimberly, Leo, Laurie, Paul:
Kshtij and Vik. This would be Kshtij’s last California ride, he’s moving soon to Jackson MS.
Galib, Jim, Milan, Barbara:
The whole group, including Becky and Charlie. About the leave the Ferry Building and ride along the Embarcadero.
The first climb, short but steep.
The view from the top:
At Fort Point:
We stopped for lunch in Sausalito. Good timing, a short parade happened on our route.
Our bicycle tree parking at Larkspur Landing when we had dessert before driving home. 35 miles.
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