07-20-2025 Ride/Walk

Had some vivid dreams in the night, probably because of the previous afternoon's nap (<>). Got ready for another bike ride with David, another loop, this time starting from the house and taking surface streets with a little bit of Sunday morning traffic. Across the freeway and eventually climbing (not too long but a little bit of steepness) to an overlook above Audrey Harris Park, where we are going to a concert on Monday night. We rode back from there through some other nice neighborhoods before getting onto a road that was a long gradual downhill dropping us back to the neighborhood by their house. This was a shorter ride, about 14 miles, and we got done before the day started to warm up. Again, easy pace that benefited on the climbs from David's electric assist. Still, his fitness for riding is much better that when we rode while staying in Cayucos. He's had another catheterization, in January, and the effects are really noticeable.

Avg speed = 13.8 mph. Total mileage = 13.8 mi

Avg power = 84 W. Weighted avg power = 122 W

Total elevation gain = 55'

Avg heartrate = 98 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 10

Training Load = 34

Intensity = 55%

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It was a casual morning when we got back. I ate a little more breakfast when we returned, and we all chatted for a while. Later, Christine and I went out for a power walk for a little under an hour, then we got ready for a drive up to Donner Lake. Drive was nice, roads not too winding. We walked through the visitor center there, it told the story of the Donner Party, which was a tragic one. Some more information about the Washoe people as well as the oncoming civilization of the area. After that, we drove by the lake to see it, lots of people hanging out for the summer, then we drove into nearby Truckee and ate lunch at a Mexican food restaurant. Started driving over to South Lake Tahoe from there, when Christine realized that she had forgotten the vouchers for the tickets for a play we were going to see in the evening. So, David drove us back to the house, and we drove to South Lake Tahoe on a much more winding road that took us by the Mt Rose ski resort and almost to Incline Village before we turned off. The play was at this beautiful little outdoor theater right on the lake, next to some dandy beaches where folks were enjoying the summer. Christine had packed a large assortment of snacks for us, but we were all full from lunch and ended up not eating so much. We shared a bottle of wine, then David and I went for a short walk by the beaches before the show started. It was Peter and the Starcatcher, a play about the origins of Peter Pan. The concept was weird, and the play itself was kinda strange at times. But there were some funny characters including a nanny for the young girl (the Starcatcher, a quite strange SciFi element in the story) and the pirate who would become Captain Hook, along with his first mate. They had my favorite scenes in the play, and the actor there was very good. The rest of the cast was decent but not great. The staging was generally spare but very clever, especially in the first act. We had some purchased desserts during the intermission. It got cool after the sun set, but I had brought a jacket that kept me warm enough. The ride back was uneventful, but I wouldn't have wanted to drive those winding roads, with no streetlights, in the night. To bed when we got back, a pretty good day overall.