Sacramento to Rio Vista and back 
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These pictures document the trip I took from Lake Washington (the Port of Sacramento) to Rio Vista and back on July 1st, 2005. I rode my bike from Lake Washington to Rio Vista and sailed back from Rio Vista up the shipping channel to Lake Washington. It was 70 miles of biking and sailing! It was a 36.89 mile bike ride (38.72 after the unintentional detour) that took me 2 hours and 49 minutes to ride (plus about 10 minutes of breaks and 10 minutes on the ferry) and a 31.66 mile sail that took 6 hours and 45 minutes. It would have been a lot faster if the wind had been consistent or its normal strength! See the map picture for details of the route.

This is the map of the route - The sail track is the dark blue line & the bike route is the red and yellow line
This is the map of the route - The sail track is the dark blue line & the bike route is the red and yellow line
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Getting started by bike at LWSC
Getting started by bike at LWSC
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On the bike trip out I was often on a leeve road bordering the shipping channel
On the bike trip out I was often on a leeve road bordering the shipping channel
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To get to Rio Vista on highway 84, I took a ferry across the river
To get to Rio Vista on highway 84, I took a ferry across the river
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This is while on the ferry - Notice the name of the boat
This is while on the ferry - Notice the name of the boat *
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We drove the boats to Rio Vista the night before - Notice the river behind the boats
We drove the boats to Rio Vista the night before - Notice the river behind the boats *
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Just getting underway after passing under the Rio Vista bridge - Note: Lasers do NOT fit under the bridge... Oops!
Just getting underway after passing under the Rio Vista bridge - Note: Lasers do NOT fit under the bridge... Oops!
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At first t he wind was light and it was slow going - My partner in crime Brian is just ahead
At first t he wind was light and it was slow going - My partner in crime Brian is just ahead
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This is the entrace to the shipping channel - It's to the right
This is the entrace to the shipping channel - It's to the right
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Now a couple miles into the channel - Notice the
Now a couple miles into the channel - Notice the "new" water color *
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A couple miles later Brian decided to kick back
A couple miles later Brian decided to kick back *
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There were cows grazing on the side of the channel
There were cows grazing on the side of the channel *
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This is about half way up the shipping channel and the windest it got, about 10 knots
This is about half way up the shipping channel and the windest it got, about 10 knots
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There is a fertilizer plant a couple miles up stream from the port
There is a fertilizer plant a couple miles up stream from the port
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Brian got back in good form later down the channel
Brian got back in good form later down the channel
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I gave the camera to Brian so he could take some shots - Kids, don't try passing a camera between boats at home!
I gave the camera to Brian so he could take some shots - Kids, don't try passing a camera between boats at home!
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Ah, the Port! Home sweet home
Ah, the Port! Home sweet home
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