I went on the best bike ride today with Bill Leddy and his sister Julie Kaye.
I know Bill from SABA, Julie is the volunteer coordinator for Wide Open Walls. There are over 700 murals in Sacramento, Wide Open Walls has curated 100 of them. For several years, for 2 weeks in August, muralists are invited from all over the world to complete a project. Julie knows a lot about all the murals and the artists. She designed a 6.5-mile bike route which visits 48 murals by 59 artists for Week 4 of May is Bike Month. We started at the California Auto Museum. On the south wall:
Each letter was painted by a different artist. The i’s were painted by twin sisters.
and so many more. And almost every stop came with a good story. I spotted this in a tree just before I headed back to the starting point where I’d parked my car:
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Good deed
One of my neighbors, Ray Krause, was given a bike which he refurbished. Ray brought the bike to my house on the same day, another neighbor, Mary Kit, contacted me to find out if there were any bikes for sale within our community. I keep a list of Bikes for Sale/Bike Wanted. Mary’s sister, Bonnie, recently moved in with her and she wanted a bike. A perfect match and FREE! – all in one day.
And I don’t have another bike in my garage.
Rider down
As Pete and I were coming down San Juan Rd from a bike ride, I looked across the street and happened to see a girl fall off her bicycle as she rounded a corner. Her brother was ahead of her. I rode over to see if I could help. A lesson for doing a “personal safety check” before going for a ride (top down): helmet, loose clothing, right pant leg rolled up and, in this case, … shoelaces!
Properly tied:
Nice kids for sure.
Michael Riegel Bike Ride
Michael Riegel is an artist with installations in various parts of Sacramento. Riding to each of these 4 pieces is a 24 mile loop, but we ended up riding more miles. This loop is the ride being promoted by SABA during week 3 of May is Bike Month. Pete was a good sport and let me take his picture in front of all of them. Others who do this ride will post their selfies to social media.
Jumperman
6th & Q Streets
Transitions in Growth
915 Del Paso Blvd
Empower the Mind
3725 Marysville Blvd
The Bicyclist
N Natomas Regional Park
28 miles! It was hot by noon and I was tired. Nevertheless … girl power!
Water balloons
I’ve been working on a project for SABA – an online toolkit “Successful Bicycling at Home with Kids.” Sophia, Avery and Carson have been the subjects of all my photos. Today’s photo session:
Riding around North Natomas
I found a big egg in Westhampton Park,
visited with Lorge (a fellow LCI from Project Ride Smart),
and found a big eyeball
reading a book.
Life behind (handle) bars
I-5 is just over the hill:
Looking to the west:
Trail etiquette
Even if there was no requirement for physical distancing, this is not the correct way to use local trails:
And the dog was not leashed. I now find the safest place to ride on the streets. Very little traffic and people are on sidewalks.
SABA Christmas party
SABA = Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates. Last year I was in charge of three after-school bike clubs at schools in West Sacramento and I’ve volunteered for their bike valet service a time or two – all sponsored by SABA. Bike Dog Brewing Co was the perfect place for a get-together.
A collection of Mixtes hang from the ceiling.
At left, Deb Banks, acting Executive Director of SABA and the owner of all the Mixtes. At right, board member Sue Teranishi.
Bike rides
On Tuesday I went for a 6.5-mile test ride to see how happy my ankle would be afterwards. It was ok, not great but ok. I sent out an email to the Four Season bicycle interest group. On Wednesday, Pete rode with me.
Sunflowers in Hummingbird Park
On Thursday, Jean-Marie and Ingrid rode.
