Packing for My Folsom Trip

On May 31, 2024, I wrote that I woke with enough time to ride to the ferry building by 8 o’clock. I got coffee and had a pastry before going to the Jack London Square station. My kids were on their way with their mom and were bringing donuts.

I bought tickets and got the boys bikes out of a locker at the station. When the boys showed up we had enough time to board. The train left on time and we took photos. We rode to Berkeley and the conductor found us some seats. The car was packed with school children.

We went to the café car as we passed through Martinez and Suisun Bay. At Davis we put our stuff away and in Sacramento we detrained. We walked our bikes to the Sacramento regional transit stop and I noted that the boys needed a lot of help. Their backpacks were a little big.

At our platform, we sat in the shade and let the Sunrise train go. When we got on the Folsom train the operator push us to the back of the car. We had a lot of space. I had learned that the train only went to Iron Point due to construction.

The trip from there turned out easy and at Iron Point we sat in the shade at the station and the boys tested out their bikes, which they hadn’t ridden for a while. As we rode onward, we discovered that trackside bike path was also out of commission due to track work. So, we ended up riding around on poor quality streets.

We stopped at a liquor store to get snacks and then headed to the historic district to have a bite to eat. I tweeted a picture of my beef sliders, which were really good. The boys liked the hotdogs.

We got photos of Rainbow Bridge after we left Folsom and then we slowly rode up to Folsom Lake. At Crossing Boulevard I took pictures of the dam. Luckily, we made it to the campsites as we ran out of energy. I had the boys set up their tent while I unpacked. When we were done they got on my bike and we rode over to Beals point to jump in the lake. After floating around the lake, we sat around the crowded picnic tables until we were ready to go back to the campground.

When we rode back to the campsite, I started Ramen dinner and had the boys help prep the tent. On the table for dinner Ramen was made with sauerkraut for our greens.

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