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Fall 2025 Update

It’s almost Christmas here and finally, after 3-4 weeks of temps in the 70’s we get precipitation. ☔️. It should rain thru the holiday and we are tucked in.

HEALTH UPDATE: As some of you know, I was scheduled for a routine angiogram last August after our summer vacation to Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. When the cardiologist recommended this last May, I asked to postpone til then, due to our pending trips. He told me that, if I felt any chest pain, to head for the nearest ER. Though no chest pain turned up in our travels, little did I know what was in store. The angiogram turned out to be over 90 minutes on the operating table with rotational atherectomy (rotorooter), lithotripsy to breakup some calcium deposits, followed by the insertion of five (5) stents. 😳. It turns out Cardiac Heart Disease was passed on to me by both parents and so i need to be mindful of this for the future.

Needless to say I did slow down and spent a few days over in Sea Ranch on the Northern California coast with my good friends and did a little walking and easy riding.

We postponed several camping trips until 2026 but did manage to squeeze in a trip to Seattle to see some family members and tour the Dale Chihuly Exhibit, a Sraddha bucket list item.

In September i began a course of 3 days/week of cardiac rehab featuring treadmill and stationary bike riding while being monitored by the rehab team. Had a couple delays amidst the rehab due to a round of COVID and a cracked rib from a ladder fall 🙄. Memo: no one over 75 should be allowed up a ladder without adult supervision..

Rehab completed successfully in late December and now i am cleared for “easy” e-bike riding as long as the heart rate remains below 115. I do cheat a little bit, as ye olde ticker doesn’t always comply. With some dietary changes (some..) and some meds, health is great. I am planning to do the Lake Tahoe ride next June again and we are already planning trips.

December has been quiet and inward. Prepping the yard for winter, harvesting remaining fruit from trees to share with our friends. (We have 9 remaining productive trees in the yard). Hauling in firewood to stay warm and watching my beloved Seahawks as they march towards the Super Bowl.

If you missed it, here are the previous posts from this year.

Wishing you all the best for 2026!

Kent

Spring Bike Trip

The past 3 years our local Ananda Velo cycling group has taken trips to ride bikes. Last Spring we went over to Gualala near Sea Ranch on the northern California coast.

Several members stayed at the county park, but i chose Anchor Bay just north a few miles. What a find. As you can see below i had a prime site mid week with a view of the beach. My buddy, Vidura and his son, Dwayne, came over for campfires. Not much beach to walk but listening to waves all night was “hard to take” as you may imagine

We we did several 30 to 35 mile rides each day up in the hills in different places a couple days. It was very windy and one of the rides included a 6 mile stretch of 17% grade my new E bike held up pretty well and I held up pretty well, but I did shorten a couple rides just in caseall in all it was a blast