Climb to Kaiser part 2

This was our Kaiser Krew. We were the main lunch stop and had just begun to set up for the big "rush." The picture with me in it didn't turn out; the man put his fingers in the way.

Here's the first guy coming in for a lunch break. He had started at 5:30 a.m. and it was 9:40 when he arrived at our stop.

This was part of the main group of riders. They arrived about 10:45 a.m. They had 9 miles to go to the Kaiser Pass turn around and another 2200' of climbing to do.

The two guys who won the race didn't even stop at all. Their time was 8 hours and 4 minutes for 155 miles and 13,500' of climb. I thought they were supermen!

Surgery: next adventure

Cycling has been my passion since retiring. I had joined Team in Training with the goal of riding a century for the charity. Several prior injuries and one fall caused my right knee to swell to the point I couldn't complete the goal. The knee was scoped and repaired but it still could sustain that level of activity. I have volunteered for several biking events locally until I can get going again. In that hope I'm having the knee replaced on July 8: please keep me in your best hopes.

Tomorrow I'm helping at a local event called the Climb to Kaiser. I'm working a rest/refueling station near the top of the climb. Fresno Cycling is sponsoring this gruelling ride: 155 miles and 13500' climb. http://www.fresnocycling.com/kaiser/ I'll take some pictures and add to this post.

Stay happy, healthy and getting moving!

80th Birthday!

Mary Lou celebrated her 80th birthday this year; so , I threw her a big party. Invitations were made and mailed or emailed. Decorations were hung up and cake/ice cream prepared. The big day arrived with perfect weather and the patio was filled with family and friends.

She was queen for the day! The poster presents a family history in pictures: her parents, baby picture, brother and herself as teens and later in the convent and lastly floating down the Kings river after moving to Fresno. It was a great day for her.

Update: End of the Road

The end of the road didn't quite happen as planned. The two months I tried to sell it brought several strange experiences: one person gave me $1000 deposit and called two days later saying he changed his mind and to keep the money...I did. Another time a woman was coming from Lodi to pick it up at one pm. but never showed or called. The next day I got an email from her saying she'd stopped in Merced and bought something else.

I felt like I was on a roller coaster with these two failed sales, so I believed I should take it off the market maybe the good Lord had something else in mind.