Day 3: Sac to Jackson

Today was a pretty moderate ride out of Sacramento and into the Sutter Creek gold country. The ride was very beautiful and I really wish I had more time to explore the history of the area and the gold rush. We had an amazing arrival and were greeted by over one hundred people all cheering and waving flags. We all felt like celebrities when we learned how much they look forward to seeing us every year. After signing MANY autographs and doing some arm wrestling with a man named Chris (although he insisted we call him Elvis), I ate lunch with a boy named Josiah whose mom works with the people with disabilites. He was a great kid and we had a lot of fun. After they had left for a good 15 minutes he came back and gave me a cross necklace that he had made in VBS that morning. His mom said he insisted on giving it to his "new best friend". It was pretty neat. Thats us there to the right. Then for dinner we were hosted by the local Lions club and fed a great meal at Mel & Fayes Diner, a very classy old diner. The next day it was on to the mountains!