Thursday night practice had some excitement with a very cool fogbow, which I just learned is a type of rainbow.
Fogbow Alert
Category Archives: Outdoors
Our Own Tour Eiffel
Wednesday night row included a shot of la Tour Eiffel avec Mount Diablo in the background.
Snoopy and Bonnie Kayaking at Dan Foley
Videos of Bonnie’s first time at Dan Foley Park and Lake Chabot for a kayak ride. I’ll forgive her for falling asleep. I guess the rocking was soothing to her. Snoopy’s a veteran and jumped up on the kayak when I got in.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday whaleboat rows
This video was taken by my friend Slater. I would be the far left stroke in this boat.
Rowing Between Rainstorms
Three Rows This Weekend
Some excitement included a fellow rower dropping her phone in the water and a certified diver fellow rower jumped in to try to dig for it! The photo doesn’t capture enough, but it’s worth the memory!
We also did a towing exercise where we towed each other’s whale boats. It’s more complicated than one might think!
Through the Fog
Despite the heavy fog this morning and the overcast that lingered most of the day, our second row today yielded some actual sun, so it was really worth pulling out the camera.
Kayaking with the Modesto Troop
I took my doting friends, Alex and John, kayaking. It was the first time for them (and their dog Panda). They didn’t quite make it down to see the giraffes, but I’m glad they were adventurous enough to join me this time. I’m grateful dear friend Lisa Gutierrez-Wilson encouraged me to get out and take a break from all the paperwork and daunting tasks ahead as I rebuild. It was a welcome break and Snoopy was a trooper.
Benicia State Park First Bike Trip
I loved how easy it was to access the fabulous Benicia State Park from my house on the paths with the bike just down the hill from our house. I also had no idea that hand gliding was done in this area, although I’ve seen it many times in northern Vallejo where the larger hills are. I didn’t actually see any launch into the air this time, but the hand gliders were erect as they were training in the wind.
Just in time this morning my new MIPS-approved bike helmet arrived. I sent back the purple one because it was not MIPS-certified. I got good advice to make sure I protected my head the best way, although honestly, I can’t tell the difference in design at all.
Today’s ride definitely gave me a whole new perspective on riding in perilous off-road dirt paths. I was so glad to have a fat tire bike and an electric one at that. I love that I can pedal when I want, and I can use pedal assist, without feeling I’d be stuck if I got very tired. I wasn’t sure if my knee, on which I had surgery a number of years ago, would love this kind of action, but it survives the whaleboat rowing which is very much about the legs. The e-bike’s power going up hills on less than perfectly paved roads and the adventures that I can achieve still astound me. It would have taken me days to hike all the places I went in just over an hour. I am also seeing spots up close that I often admired in the hills while rowing the past few years. I’m so lucky.
In one still shot you can see Mount Diablo in the background while I’m at the apex of this hill with the electric tower that connects to the East Bay through high wires over the huge freight ships that go to Benicia’s ports.
GoPro Cam Perspective (Meticulously edited):
Holiday Party for Rowing Club
Party with Solano Rowing Club here in Glen Cove, Vallejo with a bunch of our plus ones yesterday. We had the debut of an amazing video (below) that incorporated a bunch of our pictures over the past year.
