New blog format was primarily dictated by Google “improvements”. Also note in the right column I’ve begun a slide show for this trip.
Friends in Dallas are going to resent this: 7:00 am temperature 
is 45 (although it feels like mid 60’s), today’s high will be 70, winds 5 mph and sunny. Photo at right is from our balcony at sunrise.
It’s June 22. One year ago today I began my cross-country ride.
Our three ride options today are really not that viable due to excessive highway construction (the U.S. government stimulus package at work). After breakfast I do the final adjustments on the bikes, air up the tires and lube the chains. We’re ready to go but in no hurry since it’ll be a short day. Our ride take us to Starbucks in Squaw Valley (photo on left). There is a bike path (photo below) all the way along the Truckee River, the same river we hiked along on Sunday in Reno.
The Truckee River is a river, 140 mi (230 km) long in northern California and northernNevada in the United States. It drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying intoPyramid Lake in the Great Basin. It is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe. Its waters are an important source of irrigation along its valley and adjacent valleys. The water is quite clear.
Two of the riders who we know from previous BAC rides are both 77 or 78 years old. They’re usually among the stronger riders. Today, while riding near Truckee, Rod suffered a stroke and fell off his bicycle. Latest report from the hospital, based on an MRI, is that it’s a “significant” stroke. After Happy Hour, I help George pack Rod’s bike.
2 comments:
Is that Rod H from LA? We were just riding in Italy with him.
Yes, Bob. Her was riding with Peter and Andy Poggio at the time. 'Good thing he wasn't going down a mountain.
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