So I'm finally back to blogging about my local rides. I meant to add more RAGBRAI photos, but seem to have lost interest... Maybe later, one never knows.
MAD and I were invited to join Dave & Debbie & the rest of our regular Sunday cycling crew for a Labor Day weekend ride, followed by a BBQ/pool party at their Folsom home. Here's the starting group = lots of old friends and a handful of new!
From right to left, Kim, Clay, Heather, Debbie, Carol, Mark, Sean, MAD, Leah, Chris, Dave, Marianne, and Craig.
At our first potty break, here's Mark and his mega-watt smile!
Our former C Street neighbors and fun firefighters, Chris and Leah. Leah is a new cyclist and tough as nails! Chris is a super athlete and one of MAD's favorite boys in the world.
Here's our new friend and my birth-brother, Sean. Sean was born on my birthday/year!
Part of the ride out in the middle of Placer County. I don't know the routes (I'm a follower). We left from Folsom, went through Loomis, Penryn, ending up in the Virginatown Road area... It was a beautiful day.
Me and MAD, having a great time! LTD!!! (Living The Dream)
Here's MAD getting frisky and ready to roll.
No wine tasting on this trip to Napa. But here we are riding past one of MAD's favorite wineries - Cakebread Cellars,
We rode with Dave, Debbie, Mark, Carol and Kim for the first half of the ride. Here's Carol with her cracked helmet! She competed in Eppie's Great Race and won first place for her age group - even though she crashed on her bike! (Eppie's GR is part cycling, part running, and part kayaking.)
Here's Janie looking slick and MAD looking sick. I think there was some bonking going on. The uber-steep "Ink Grade Road" section of the ride kicked our asses butt good!
Ah, the best part of the ride - food afterwards! Here's Jeffrey and Janie chowing down.
MAD having a moment with her Ben & Jerry's.
Here I am, looking a little worse for wear, but also enjoying my ice cream. 
