Pedal Clips

Freezing temperatures dropped in on Sacramento this morning. Today will be sunny and clear but more cold nights are on the way. See Bill Lindelof’s weather story at sacbee.com Frost covers the railing on an observation deck in Miller Park …

A friend forwarded me this Mother Jones article that sums up the debate in Washington about funding for bicycle-friendly transportation projects.

Tomorrow is the California International Marathon. My ride today went past the location of the start of the race on Auburn-Folsom Road. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen so many porta-potties. Sure enough, when I checked later, the CIM folks …

There are still a few leaves remaining on the trees after a windy couple of days. It looks like we’re in store for a great weekend. See Mark Glover’s weather story in The Bee for more details.

Ouch! I saw this video last night on the Cyclelicious blog. A young girl runs into a car making a left turn in front of her. She appears to be okay but her bike looks seriously damaged. See the original …

Tonight is an important meeting at C.K. McClatchy High School concerning adding bike lanes to a stretch of Freeport Blvd. from just north of the Sac City College campus to Taylor’s Market near the light rail station. The meeting is …

A cyclist passed a drilling rig parked near the levee at theWatt Avenue bridge on Wednesday morning on the bike trail. As I wrote in an earlier post, crews are drilling along the levees near Watt Avenue for the next …

Another coyote sighting. This one is better than the previous two. On Friday morning I saw this coyote strolling along the American River bike trail by Campus Commons golf course. He trotted along the trail, oblivious to the golfers on …

For the third day in a row, heavy fog has settled over the Sacramento valley. The moisture makes the morning commute somewhat gloomy but also muffles the traffic sounds making for an almost silent commute. The fog is expected to …

Happy Thanksgiving. Here’s a collection of video clips of encounters with turkeys this fall on the American River bike trail. Runtime0:59 ViewsN/A Posted from Sacramento, California, United States.