Last week Alan and I finally rode the bike trail along the American River through Sacramento. It was fabulous -- wide and clean the trail meanders by the river from downtown Sacramento to Folsom Dam -- a total distance of 35+ miles. Along the trail were many small parks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, fishing spots, and rafting put-ins. We saw some of everything -- except a tandem -- and folks fishing, running, cycling, dog walking, BBQing, walking. All sizes, ages, colors, and gear you could imagine. The river is very cold (all that snow melt) and is really moving fast. Signs warned against rafting, but hey, it has finally turned warm so a few brave souls were out in kayaks and rafts.
The only thing missing (in my humble opinion) was easy access to a BAKERY when we were done with the ride as we ride for sweet treats. In fact, the mini mart we tried did not even have a bag of popcorn for sale! But they did have cold drinks that we sucked down in pretty quick style.
This last week of riding we did more than 100 miles and it is feeling better and better in the saddle.
After we rode (20 miles out and 20 miles back), we headed to Davis to pick up Bryan. Freshman year is over and his last final finished at 4:00pm. We packed up his room and then celebrated at Crepeville Restaurant and Yolo Berry Yogurt. We had tried these places when we went for his college tour, all so many months ago, and it seemed fitting to wrap up successful year #1 in the same style!
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| The American River from the Bike Path |
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| The bike path -- pretty quiet for a week day! |
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| River access -- designed for handicapped folks wanting to fish! |
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| Crossing the River on a pedestrian only bridge |
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| A footbridge across the River |
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| Headed home for the summer |
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