Phase 2 and 3 underway

Installation of slate floors on the upper landing and guest bathroom (Phase 2) and the master bathroom (Phase 3) is now underway. Phase 1 construction of the stairs and the lower landing and bathroom was compleated sometime ago. The Backer Board is down and we are now waiting for delivery of the slate tile.

Phase 1


Phase 2


Andy Bavetta

89 south

Rode from my house to Tahoe City this afternoon along Hwy 89. Round trip around 31 miles.

The last 3 miles or so are on a bikepath along the Truckee river


The bikepath has been plowed for spring


Total of 234 miles on the Seven and 23 miles on the LiteSpeed so far this year. Goal is 4000 miles.

Changed out the studded tires on the Envoy. Going to be unsettled weather the next few days don't know how much riding I'm going to be able to get in.

Andy Bavetta

Up old hwy 40

Rode up old hwy 40 to Donner Summit this afternoon for the first time this year. I was slow slow slow. Took me about 46 minutes. My fastest time for this ride is 30 minutes. Legs were a little tired from yesterdays ride. Stopped a few minutes to take pictures. Temperature was about 50 degrees so I sweated on the ride up and nearly froze coming down. Total of 9.3 miles on the Seven.

Awesome view!


Lots of snow still around


Todays view from Rainbow Bridge


Andy Bavetta

Riding the Wildflower

Rode the Chico Wildflower century on Sunday with Robert and Wallace. A lot of other folks from Truckee were also on the ride including Bonnie, Leeds, Kelly and a bunch of folks from Northstar (Chico Wildflower). Forgot to take my camera on the bike so most of these photos are from Roberts new camera phone. Drove down to Roberts house in Davis for his birthday celebration on Saturday afternoon. Had to get up early Sunday morning to drive the 2 hours up to Chico.

This how my watch looked to me early Sunday morning.


Me at a rest stop.


Me.


Covered bridge


Wallace and I


Wallace


Robert


Lenny and Denny


Me


Steve (Kellys friend from Sacramento) and Kelly at the post ride dinner. Kelly was happy as it was all veggie! Saurday was also Kelly's birthday.


Robert, Wallace and I after the ride.


We took a shortcut home cutting the ride short at 72 miles with some 4200 feet of climbing. Not too bad for the first ride of the year!

Oh yeah, one sad note. Near the end of the ride I screeched to a stop to answer a bystanders question and Robert piled into me and some other lady crashed into him. I emerged unscathed but Robert had a bent wheel and may have tweaked his back. I think the other lady was OK although she was shook up.

Andy Bavetta

Thursdays training ride

Took a 41 mile training ride down the Sacramento river trail. Weather was nice and warm.

Looked and walked like a duck


Wildflowers from the trail


Ran into Don again while he was having his daily ride and cigarette break.


Andy Bavetta

Dust on Crust, April 19th 2005

Woke up to 2 inches of new snow this morning. Last of season?

View off my rear deck, looking north.


Andy Bavetta

Sunday April 17th

Last day of the season at Northstar.

Hey we're off work lets go skiing on Lookout Mountain. LTR back row George, Kenny, Wallace, Sue and Kelly. LTR front row Judy, Me and Gene.


Kelly


George


Kenny


Me


Laura, (Bettys daughter) definitely has her weight too far backward


Shopo teaching the last Level 1 adult class of the year.


My thanks to Gene Rosewater for the action photos!

Andy Bavetta

Bonnies 50th Birthday Party

Bonnie invited me to her 50th birthday party on Friday April 16th.

Bonnie, Leeds and Mai


Me, Bonnie, Mai, Paul, Carmen, Lynee, Ken and Kelly's (arm).


Lynee, Ken, Kelly, Wallace, Melody, Me, Bonnie and top of Pauls head and Victory sign


Andy Bavetta

Saturday April 16th 2005

Got off work early today and skied with my instructor buddies.

Saturday lineup the next to last for the season. Pathetic!


Ski buds. LTR, Chuck (just met a few min earlier), Marilyn, Kenny, Me, George, Judy and Gene


Kenny shopping for turns


Sue on Stampede


Sue on Gondola ride down at the end of the day.


Kenny on gondola ride down at end of the day.


Andy Bavetta

50 years and 50 miles

Rode 50 miles with Bonnie and some friends along the Sacramento biketrail to mark her 50th birthday on Friday.

The group excluding me. LTR Debbie, Paul, Leeds, Bonnie and Carmen.


Bonnie


Leeds


The paceline


My view for most of ride


Me


Poppies


Some other turkeys


Ran into "Don" on trail when he stopped to have a smoke. He told us that he has ridden over 23,000 miles on that bicycle in the last two years.


Bikes on grass


End of ride


Andy Bavetta

Adults to Startykes

Assigned to adult level 1's this morning but ended up teaching level 2 Startykes. Had four kids in the morning and two in the afternoon. Ski school business is slow.

This afternoons 4 year old Startykes.


Andy Bavetta