Thursday, June 25, 2009

Today was a great day in Reno. Beautiful sunshine, the Truckee River bike trail that runs from Sparks through downtown Reno, and a nice lake and marina at Ledgend's Casino.

Then it happened ... my camera slipped out of my pocket while I was riding my bike.

A woman walking along the river saw it fall out of my pocket and tried to catch me, but I didn't hear her calling for me.

I spent most of the day on Friday trying to track down where someone would go if they found a camera and wanted to turn it in. I stopped at the Reno Police Department, the Parks Department, the Street Department, and the Bus Central Office. I left my name and phone number with all of them.

I called the local newspaper to place a "LOST" ad, but they wanted almost $40. That seemed like a lot, so I didn't place the ad.

Craig's List is a good place to put a "Lost and Found" ad, and it turned out to be the ticket. The woman that was looking for me had just called the newspaper. The clerk told here that I had just called to place an ad.

Barbara is a local resident of Reno, and she's a wonderful representative of her community! We met at Meadow Wood Mall. I tried to pay her for all her trouble, but she would not accept any money. Thanks again for returning my camera!

This is the bike path that goes along the Truckee River near Downtown Reno.

This is the marina near the Legend's Casino in Sparks.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

It took two days, but we finally arrived in Reno, Nevada. This will be our new base of operations. Now, we are just waiting for the fire season to start and that first call from the forest service saying that they have hungry fire fighters out there waiting for us to come and fix them dinner!

Word around the house is that we might have a few days off. Some of the crew has been talking about going up to Oregon, and I might go with them. Otherwise, I might try to go to LA for a few days. When I went through LA at the end of the Aids Life Cycle a few weeks ago, I really didn't get to stop and see anyone there, and I really wanted to. This might be the perfect time to take a quick trip there. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Meanwhile, I'll explore Reno some and post some pictures of the place.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

I went for another hike to Pima Canyon today. This time, I went in the late afternoon. It was very hot, but I took lots of water, so it wasn't so bad. These were very unusual red flowers:

As the sun started to set, the view was awesome! You can see some of the city lights as the sky grew darker.

Remember, you can find out the lastest about me by going to my twitter site: http://twitter.com/stephen_fosdick . I've been trying to send up-dates via my cell phone with the lastest information about what's going on with me!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

After working for a few hours making lunches with some of the other crew members, I met a friend here from Tucson and went for a hike at Sabino Canyon, on the East side of town.

We hiked about 8 miles, then it was a 10 mile bike ride back to the house. It was a warm day to be hiking, but that helped to keep the crowds away. As long as you have plenty of water, the heat is not too bad.

Monday, June 15, 2009

I got up early and went for a great hike at Pima Canyon, not too far from where we are staying.

As the sun rose higher in the sky, there was less shade to find on the trail.

I ended up hiking about 4 miles total, and it was a great time out on the trail. I wish I'd had enough time to hike farther, but I had to go into work today to make some lunches for fire fighters, so I had to cut it short.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Well, I'm still here in Tucson AZ. I really thought that I'd be on my way to Reno by now, but there is a fire somewhere near by, and 5 of us went down to work to make 250 sack lunches. Others have been going in to make dinner and breakfast. Until I hear something different, we'll be staying here.

I saw this tribute to a fallen bike rider here in Tucson. It reminded me of a similar one I saw last year on my coast-to-coast bike ride:

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Almost every night, there's a wonderful sunset here in Tucson. This shot was from a couple of nights ago:

Today was another beautiful day here in Tucson. I rode downtown, in search of some additional bike components. I needed a front brake and I also needed a new front derailer.

On the way downtown, I rode through the University of Arizona Campus. It's very bike friendly.

It was another warm day today ... probably about 85 - 90 degrees or so. I rode about 20 miles.