"A Bike Trail Runs Thru It"

Those of us fortunate enough to live in the greater Sacramento area are blessed with a wonderful outdoor resource. The American River Parkway is an east/west playground on both sides of the American River. While the river extends easterly beyond Folsom Lake, the Parkway boundaries stretch from Old Folsom to Old Sacramento where the American spills into the Sacramento River.
Along the river there are numerous parks, golf courses, swimming holes, and an abundance of wildlife. At Nimbus Dam, there is the fish hatchery which provides lots of fun for all when the Salmon are running.
My view of the river is from my bike. Traversing the American River Parkway by bicycle provides a fantastic vista of all described above. Today, for example, I stopped to take a photo of men fly fishing in the river. The way they line up in the water in what seems like a predetermined formation is amazing! I've never been fly fishing myself but it sure looks like these guys are loving life by wading into the water and slinging their respective lines out. The weather man sure provided a beautiful day for them!
Things like this are so exciting to see. I don't go too fast anymore and am always ready to stop and take a photo of a deer, squirrel, snake, or fisherman. One of these days, I will get out there with my big camera and take some shots of the bike riders.
While riding today, I thought about returning home and tapping out an entry about the riders I see on the Parkway. It was going to be colorful in description and language. Well, the ride was so awesome that I elected not to waste the time or blog space on dishing out my word picture of the various cyclists. Suffice it to say that we are all out there enjoying what the Creator has given us. It is really unimportant whether one is fast, slow, skinny, large, on a $10,000 bike or a $10.00 bike.
The realization that right here in the middle of Sacramento County is this beautiful verdant green paradise where we can enjoy so many different activities is in itself an unbelievable blessing! From the rich and famous, to the homeless person trying to find shelter, to the rest of us average Joe's, the American River Parkway is a wonderful playground for all of us.