The end of year is upon us, and it’s time to reflect back on all the memories of 2008! I went through the archives and selected some of the best events, posts, pictures, and memories from each season. There were so many good things to pick from, and I was amazed at what we all did this year. We were busy! I must also admit that I had a brief wave of anxiety as I realized how quickly the year went by.
Bike Carson is not only the name of this blog, but also a good theme name for 2008. Local Riding. Most of the riding I did this year was local, rides I did from the house. I seldom had the bicycle on the car roof rack, which is a big contrast to 2007, a year of many road trips.
But what a great year! I look back fondly on 2008. It was a great year for bicycling in Carson City, and I met and rode with many wonderful people. We saw big development on the west side trails, and there were many more people out on bikes than in previous years, both out on the trails and around the city.
I’d like to give a BIG thank you to all the friends, bicycle shops, fellow riders, the Lunch Time Bike Riding Crew, fellow blog contributors, and blog readers that have made great subjects to photograph and write about. Thank you everyone for reading and leaving your comments. I look forward to more of the same next year!
Rather than writing a lot about the content that follows, I invite you to click on the link below each picture to visit the original story with more pictures.
Enjoy!
-Jeff
JANUARY
Jeff P interviews Anne Macquarie, president of Muscle Powered
FEBRUARY
Pecos Potter and the Iron Mountain Boys
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
Kings Canyon to Ash Canyon Loop
JULY
Water Fall Fire – Four Years Later
AUGUST
Tahoe Rim Trail – Flume Trail Loop
Bike Carson in the Nevada Appeal
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Expedition into El Dorado Canyon
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Great year-in-review photos. Happy riding in 2009…
Very nice. This blog kept the idea alive that I could move out here again and get back into a healthy rhythm. It gave me a goal which made it much easier. It surely made 2008 a better year than my past few. Thank you!
Seems like just yesterday we were making the Kings Canyon to Ash Loop.
A big Thanks to a Big Group of Friends here on Bike Carson.
lester, you guys do that ride again in ’09, i’m going this time.
After we did that loop we said, “Wow! Let’s do that again soon!” And now it’s winter…
Yeah but I did manage to do the Tahoe Meadows to Carson 5 times in 08.
i thought it was tahoe meadows to the bar at sand harbor, lester.
Funny to see me up on there!
Hope things in CC are going ok, looks like I missed the snow! It’s a balmy 67 degrees down here, and yet I haven’t been on my bike since I left Nevada, funny how that works…
Bar? What Bar?
I remember a pleasantly Scenic (scenery, sights, views, yep yep) deck near some beach after a glorious ride through the pines of the Sierra but a Bar? Surely had there been a Bar involved then my buddy Scott…R or XD would have partaken but they didn’t so try proving there was a Bar now???
Bueller? Bueller?
That’s what I thought…’Silence of the Lambs all over again!!
ouch…did I just call the Scott’s lambs?
It was a great year. Glad I was able to get in one of those rides during 2008. Looking forward to seeing some of the cool trails in CC and Tahoe in 2009!