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It’s gonna be hot Wednesday, so let’s get in the water at 9:00 a.m. Forecast is for 87 degrees at 9 with 2 mph breeze building to 100 degrees at noon with 4 mph wind. Be sure to take along plenty of water and a small towel to soak and put around your neck. If you have a hat that you can drench, wear it. The entrance is from Folsom Blvd. southbound ONLY, so from Hwy 50 you must go to the traffic signal at Blue Ravine Road and make a U-turn—the entrance will then be before you reach the traffic signal at Iron Point Rd. There is a sign that is somewhat obscured by vegetation. For those interested in lunch, Dos Coyotes is in the shopping center at Blue Ravine Road, and the patio is dog friendly; the Old Spaghetti Factory at Hazel is another option (no outdoor seating). State parks pass or $10 at the iron ranger. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the forecast heat, PLEASE respond if you plan to participate. No one wants to go alone, and it’s understandable if few or none will brave the heat. I would have preferred to schedule Black Miner’s Bar, but hesitated due to the long uphill hike at the end of the paddle and the extra time required to park and retrieve our cars.

Celebrate the 4th of July and decorate for the bike parade. Depart Oak Meadow at 8:30 a.m. and ride the bike trail to Old Sacramento and Steamers Restaurant. Depart Oak Meadow Park at 8:30 a.m. Oak Meadow Park runs between American River Drive and Kadema Drive. Street parking is abundant and free. Park on Kadema Drive between Clunie and Moffatt at the levee access ramp to the bike trail.

Bottoms wet at 9:30 a.m., Black Miners Bar River Access. Entrance off Greenback/Madison at the American River. Put kayaks in at the boat ramp, then park at the upper lot. All abilities welcome. Paddle upriver, then paddle down river! Maybe swim? Come, it will be hot. Text Nancy 916 715-4131

Depart Oak Meadow at 8:30 a.m. for Allen‘s Donuts in the Mills Shopping Center, 10377 Folsom Blvd. Text Nancy if you want to meet the ride at an intermediary stop in the Sunrise Parking Lot. All Riders will depart the Sunrise parking lot about 9:00 or so for the donut shop. Still hot, so we will only make a quick stop for carry out before riding back to the shade of the bike trail and our starting points. Nancy is leading this ride. Text is 916 715-4131

Wednesday, July 17, let’s launch promptly at 9 a.m. at Black Miners Bar. Weather forecast is for nice temps of 69 to 80 degrees during our outing. (No trudging uphill in 100 degrees to retrieve cars!) We’ll have to contend with a steady 5 mph breeze. Black Miners Bar (formerly Negro Bar) is on Lake Natoma. The entrance is from Greenback Lane just west of the highway bridge on Folsom Blvd. Please allow time for parking in the lot above the launch ramp after unloading your boat. It’s a State Park, so use your pass or have $10 handy at the kiosk when you drive in. For first-timers: drive across the bike path, angling to the right-hand side of the large parking lot where you’ll see the road down to the launch ramp. Don’t take the vehicle road that runs along the bike path. For those interested, Coffee Republic is a nice place for lunch with outdoor, dog-friendly seating, very close by at 6601 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom. Please sign up so others will know if they show up, they won’t be alone.

Full club meeting in person at Mission Oaks Community Center

Ride will be 1/2 trails and 1/2 road riding. It is 24miles and 1,300 elevation gain. We‘ll start at Sunrise footbridge (not the Fair Oak Pedestrian bridge), then ride the ART up stream continuing on the northside of Lake Natoma. Exit the ART at Oak Ave and bike Oak Ave (road w/bike lane) to the Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail. We will exit the trail near Fair Oaks Blvd and will ride Fair Oaks Blvd (road w/bike lane) to Old Fair Oaks Village for a coffee stop. (Note we will bike thru 4 major intersections at Auburn/Folsom, Hazel, Greenback & Madison - all with stops lights.) Marian (916-425-2673)

I am so darned tired of the wind! All forecasts predict breezy conditions everywhere again this Wednesday, some places at an uncomfortable velocity. The Gold River area has the best outlook, so while I’d really really like to schedule something more interesting, we’ll return to Nimbus Flat this week. It’s always good to be on the water and in good company anyway, right? Address: 1921 Hazel Avenue. This is adjacent to the Aquatic Center, but has a separate entrance, so look for the brown “Nimbus Flat” sign. State Parks pass or $10. Launch from the grassy area across from the Aquatic Center. Please do your best to arrive in time to wet your bottom at 9:30. Did this sound familiar? It’s a duplicate of my June 25 email, and nothing has changed! Lodi forecast is for 9 mph; Clementine 9 and gusting to 15 – and of course, those velocities arise on our way back, when we’re getting hot and tired anyway. Another important subject: I will be away the first 3 Wednesdays of August, and possibly facing knee surgery very soon thereafter so I’ll be ready for ski season. Laura has agreed to lead a paddle at Lake Clementine during August, and Cari will take the second week, probably Lake Solano. Volunteers are needed to set up paddles for the rest of the season, so if you have a favorite place, please step up.

Depart the Fish Hatchery at 8:30 a.m. and ride the bike trail down river toward Bela Bru. Or do the reverse ride by meeting in the Bela Bru parking lot ready to depart at 7:30 a.m. (corner of Fair Oaks Blvd. and Arden Way, Sacramento). The reverse ride will take the bike trail upriver to meet the ride at the Fish Hatchery before riding back to Bela Bru for breakfast.