Amgen Tour of California stage 2 finish in Sacramento

The Tour of California pro bicycle race was supposed to start yesterday in Lake Tahoe, but was canceled because of a snowstorm. Today’s stage was supposed to start at Squaw Valley, but the snow still on the ground made Donner Summit dangerous, so at the last minute (the logistics are mind-boggling) the start was moved […]

Birthday for the twins

In some small way I regretted that today was the birthday celebration for our two-year-old granddaughter twins. I had thoughts of going to Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe to watch the opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race. It turned out, however, that Lake Tahoe was hit with a late season snow […]