Andy Bavetta's Blog

Thursday, June 29, 2006

50 Year High School Reunion

Eleanor and I drove down to LA to attend my 50th high school reunion. I went to Canoga Park High School.

Eleanor and I at the Friday night party,

On the Saturday tour of the high school. I'm in center front in purple T shirt. The Assembly Hall in the background was one of the two buildings remaining since I went to school there. Most of the other buildings fell down in the 1972 Sylmar earthquake.

My picture from yearbook.

We went on a road ride around the area on Saturday. This is a foto of me standing in front of the elementary school I attended.

I used to play basketball here a lot. There was a rim mounted above the old firehouse door.

I once carved my initials on this tree. Tree is still standing but initials were long gone. See Mom they were not permanent afterall.

My parents old home (4712 Louse Ave, Encino CA).

Eleanor had the best costume at the sock hop on Saturday night.

On each table

Me and my high school buddy (Sterling P Holloway III) got re-accquainted. He lives in Aurburn only about 70 miles from Truckee where I now live.

Scads of folks wanted their picture taken with Eleaanor,

Andy Bavetta

High Water on the Truckee

Rode from Tahoe City to Truckee today, part of the way on the bikepath. It turns out the river was ripping, at about as high a level as I remember seeing in recent years. Parts of the bikepath were flooded.

Andy Bavetta

New Wood Floor

Had a new Australian Cypress wood floor put in in the upstairs living room/dining room/kitchen.

This is what it looks like, or at least what 80% of it looks like. Ran out of wood before we could finish so there is a 4 foot bare spot not shown in the photograph on the eastern edge of the floor. It will be another 6 weeks before the complete job will be done.

Andy Bavetta

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Jackson Meadows Ride

Sunday we rode to Jackson Meadows a 33 mile round trip.

View from road on ride into Jackson Meadows.

Henness Pass tops out at 6920 foot altitude.

Eleanor on the "leaky" Jackson Reservoir dam.

Lone rider heads for home

Andy Bavetta

Truckee to Rainbow Lodge

On Saturday Eleanor and I biked from the house to Rainbow Lodge and back, about 44 miles roundtrip with about 3200 feet of climbing.

Eleanor at Donner Lake