What's an Adventure without a Few Mishaps

So who put Tim in charge or deciding our activity for the day?  That will be both a first and a last for him.  So, we changed the biking to Big Meadows and Hiking to Dardenelles to simply riding across country all the way to Scotts Lake and beyond.  Next time you are hiking to Scotts Lake, we want you to know that what you think is a meander on fairly flat ground is simply a figment of your imagination.  It is a 12,000 foot climb through boulders and and tree roots.  Lorraine you picked the right one to miss.  So on the return trip, Linda decides to go airborne, ending in a soft plush pile of grasses, losing grip of the bike and somehow leaving her shoe behind.  When Katrina regained composure, Linda was able to share that she was okay but lost her shoe.  By now, Katrina had enrolled Jan in the hysterical laughter department, all while Linda waited patiently for someone to help her get up and get her shoe back on.  Well, karma caught Jan just a few rock hills later.  As she was coming down rock stairs, her girls crashed onto the bike bar.  Yikes, stars and pain.  As Linda was now able to join Katrina in the laughter circle, Jan massaged her way back to a level of comfort.  Knowing that Katrina was next on the list, she inched her way down the hills and around the corners cuatiously.  Glenn may not be a happy man for awhile, and Tim is yet to recieve several slaps for his great idea.  So, forty plus miles later, a hot shower and more food and all is good.

Biking and Kayaking in 25 mph winds

Today's plans were revised due to 21 mph winds on Lake Tahoe this morning.  So, we skipped the kayaking and started with a longer bike ride ending about 19 miles later.  However, in the middle of the biking, came the 12 miles of hiking to Half Moon Lake and Gilmore Lake, uphill both ways.  We missed out on the chance for an ice cream when the customer line veared out of the building and onto the sidewalk.  The return trip on Fallen Leaf Road was like a freeway, cars going both ways as we tried to avoid the chaos, feeling safe until we hooked up with the bike trail where the family and chatty Kathy bikers were sprawled all over the trail.  Then at the end, Katrina felt the need to add another mile on the bikes so she could tell Lorraine we did 20 miles.  All was good until we found a flaw in her math and Lorraine really didn't give a rip about making it to the 20 mile mark.  So start to finish, with a nice sit-down lunch on a ridge above Half Moon Lake, we were active for 7 hours.  Not a bad start until those stiff muscles won't crawl out of bed tomorrow.  Sleep well, the Truckee River awaits our adventures tomorrow.

Diamond Peak to Spooner Summit

So after the kickoff 20 mile hike, I am now proposing a slight revision to the remaining summer schedule.  It is simply a matter of a few words replacing one another.  So, when you look on your schedule and see hike, change that word to Bingo games, biking would change to Learn to play Bridge, and kayaking changes to The Donut Dash.  I feel confident that I will not be naucious unless I have one to many donuts.  Hope everyone is great today and looking forward to Monday's outing - The First Triple 10!  Ready or not...