Distance = 12.5 Miles; Elevation Change > 85 Feet
Lo Elevation = 0; Hi Elevation = 26
We got an early start to the day as we wanted to leave our campsite by the abandoned rail bed as soon as possible. Our spirits were buoyed by a visit to an IHOP on Freeport Boulevard.
We were walking along South Land Park Drive, a suburban neighborhood of Sacramento, when a woman pulled into a driveway before us. She got out and engaged us in conversation, introducing herself as Susie and mentioning that she thought she had read about us. She was there to visit an elderly woman named Evelyn and asked us to come inside and pay her a visit, which we gladly did.
The house was part of five connected together, all with elderly people being watched by a woman caregiver from Indonesia named Richie. Everyone was enthused about having their picture taken with us. Overall: a strange but wonderful experience.
Our route took us past many landmarks in Sacramento: the zoo, a large park, famous cemetery, museums, the capital area and Old Sacramento. That evening we stayed with Gordon and Lisa Egan, and played with their six-year old daughter Carly. Gordon is the President of the Fort Sutter Lions Club, where I would be giving my first talk on this journey.
