The Lake Natomas Bridges

On June 11 I wrote that the night before we went to bed very late. In the morning of the day that I wrote this I waited until the sun warmed my tent to get up. I had fallen asleep several times all night trying to zip my sleeping bag.

When I finally got out of the tent my companions were at the table. I set up the burners and started boiling for coffee. We made oatmeal and then I broke down the tent and sleeping stuff. We took till 11 to get ready to go.

We descended to the bike shop at Folsom-Auburn Road and I got coffee at the shop there. We rode past the Lake Natoma inn and onwards. Some guy on his phone was following right behind us along the path for a while. We did the lake Natomas bridges and I had to get water at the boat ramp.

The route after the Nimbus Dam was under construction and I was displeased. However, it was only a short trip to my old college classmate’s house after that. I confirmed our plans for later that summer, introduced my companions and got to know his family. I got to play his ukulele. We left a short while later.

We were a little rushed after that. However, I texted some acquaintances in Sacramento about our plans. We rode on the levees just past the suspension bridge at Sacramento State. Then we rode through a burn mark near the Cal Expo. We passed two large structures before going out to the SNRR train crossing at 16th St.

We found a good route down G Street and checked into our hotel. About seven of us met for a meal at the brewery next-door and then we went for a short walk to one of their houses nearby.

We sat in his living room and sampled a whole bunch of bitters and aperitifs - including fernet and China-China. We also got to look at a fancy vintage bicycle. The evening was really great. I got to connect with a lot of people I had known for a long time and was able to introduce them to new ones.

A short while later my companions and I walked over to a bar next-door to our hotel and had a beer.
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