Three Generation Ride

For the past few days, I've been hanging out with family and friends in a great playground called Tahoe Donner. Some months ago we began working on putting this adventure together and after finding an awesome place near Tahoe City we got the news that it had gone up for sale and our reservation was cancelled. Bummer! At this point, my daughter-in-law Keri picked up the ball and found a great spot in Tahoe Donner.
So, on Wednesday July 22 we all embarked with vehicles loaded towards our hideaway in the mountains. Of course, I was looking forward to riding my bike as much as possible while doing a few other fun things. On the evening of our arrival, after a fine dinner, I embarked on a ride from Tahoe Donner to Donner Lake. My speed approached 40-mph as I traveled down from the cabin. After going around the Donner Lake, I began my ascent back up the hill. Guess I'd forgotten the sign that said "10% Grade" as it took everything I had plus a couple of breaks to get to the top! It was certainly worth the effort! No problem going to sleep tonight!
On Friday, after a wonderful morning of swimming and water basketball with everyone, I took off once more. This time from Truckee down highway 89 towards Lake Tahoe. Another wonderful ride (is there any other kind of ride up here?) this time along the picturesque Truckee River. The headwind was unrelenting on the way down ... but the ride back was fast and sweet with lots of flat sections and the wind was now at my back.
You may have noticed that I skipped Thursday! That was on purpose! Here is the skinny: On Thursday Mark, Keri, Tanner, Parker, Carson and I drove down to the parking lot at the entrance to Squaw Valley. After unloading the bikes and Carson's little car we began looking for the entrance to the bike trail for our ride towards Tahoe City. As it turned out, only Mark, Tanner, and I rode down about 2.5 miles and then turned around to pedal back. Along the way back there was Keri, Parker, and Carson. They'd walked the bike trail down a way and we all took an nice break and enjoyed some refreshment!
The three of us then mounted our bikes and headed back to the parking lot. Once there,Mark and Tanner took a quick drive up to see Squaw Valley Ski Resort and by the time they returned the rest of the group was also back to the car.
What a fantastic experience for me to ride in one of the most beautiful places on earth with my son and grandson! This is one bike ride I will never forget!