Saturday, May 22, 2010

Three Bridges Ride in Delta

On Saturday, May 22, we went to Walnut Grove for a ride by the delta. We learned about the ride, which was called Three Bridges Ride, riding in Walnut Grove, when Alex had to go to the bathroom, so we stopped by the Sheriff's office to go to the restroom. The sheriffs gave us a flier for the The Three Bridges Ride, and we decided to do it. Dad told our friend Brian Steeci and he decided to do it too. When the day finally came, we got going at around 8:30 and got there at around 9:00, and walked around Walnut Grove. When it was about time to register and get ready,we grouped where the race would start. We registered, and then got something to eat. i got a croissant, a banana nut muffin, watermelon, and strawberries. After the shorter ride began we started off. i rode on the yellow bike, an old racer. We got started, and right away crossed our first bridge. We were not going on the original course, so we didn't ride over three bridges, but it was so pretty! We went up a couple steep uphills, and it was really bumpy on this one road. We saw some geese that were half gray geese and half Canadian geese. They were pretty. On our way, next to a slough, there was a huge mansion. It was historic and it was gigantic! When we got back to the sheriff's office we bought hamburgers and hot dogs and had lunch. We met up with Brian, and then we left. We had a great time!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Riding to School

Dad likes to keep us fit, so he started riding with us to school. It is fun to ride along, early in the morning, feeling a stinging cold wind in your face, but it is nice! We sometimes put bikes on the rack, and take them to school with our helmets, and lock them up on the bike rack in front of the school. We go on Morse Street, and then to American River Drive. We ascend to Watt Avenue, and descend to La Riviera Drive. After that we go on back streets all the way home. It is fun!