Celebrating the (wet) trails

On Saturday SClarita hosted a fun family bike ride called "Hit the Trails" to highlight the city's trail and paseo system, and to build up support for the Amgen Tour of California cycling event coming into town next month. There were three starting points, with each route totaling about five miles. We took the trail along the river, and it was fun seeing some cycling friends who still live in our old condo complex.
We were looking forward to this all week, and were blessed to get Cora a new (free) Disney princess bike helmet through our local Freecycle network.
Wouldn't you know it, after several weeks of warmth and sun, it rained throughout our ride. (Cora stayed nice and dry in the bike trailer, and unlike the last time we took her out, she didn't get motion sickness.) Despite the wet, we had a great time and enjoyed the free hot dogs, water and other snacks at the festival at Bridgeport Park after the ride. A pro cyclist who was on Lance Armstrong's team a few years ago was there to answer questions, as he'll be participating in the Amgen tour, along with Lance.
After our ride, we bought some more DIY stuff and Stace worked on setting up his garage with a workbench and cabinets. Photos coming soon, it's really taking shape now!




This is from Thursday night - that Cora is a funny one! She was cracking herself up, too.