Home again and Yuba hacks by Jarrod!

I have no idea how all this stuff fit on our bikes yesterday.

Last night was full of pizza (um....Jose just pointed out that we had Don Luis's Mexican food and it was awesome. Whoops!), quite the effort to find ice cream, and an extra playground session where we watched bats come out at dusk. We woke up this morning after a cozy night's sleep at the Ione Hotel. Little Brother was up before 5 am, which was a bit rough after a late night to bed and the constant noise from the bar below. Turns out Ione is a pretty happening place! A quick coffee at Clark's cafe after packing up and we were ready to go! 

Clark's cafe is highly recommended!

My sweet rider.

We made it back today for a grand total of 94 miles over the last two days. I carried Big Brother on the Mundo for the ride home. Jose sped off like he was free from an extra 40 lb weight. I, on the other hand, seemed bogged down by an extra cement bag. Whew! It was rough! The sweet chattering was a nice distraction but it didn't help the hill climbing. 

Yep, that's him waaaaaaay up there.

The two faces of touring Little Brother.

More rock throwing.

I'm not above Marshmallow bribery.

Did you know that you can actually DRIVE to the trailhead? That would have been SO much easier.

Once again, Central California Cycling's website led us in the right direction. We followed that route the whole way home and avoided that scary section from yesterday. It might have been a mile or two longer but well worth it. 

The boys held up well. Little Brother got a good nap in but Big Brother definitely showed signs of exhaustion towards the end of the ride, especially when we passed Hagan Park (our favorite American River Parkway playground) and it was fenced off from the trail for construction. Jose's spirits had picked up today and he rocked the ride. I, on the other hand, struggled a bit more. I was exhausted by the end of it and very happy that we hadn't gone the entire way yesterday, although I am still disappointed that we didn't get to meet our warmshowers hosts or visit Indian Grinding Rock. I plan to rest tonight so I can be ready for a hard day of work tomorrow. 

Look, we ran into our Mundo buddies at Trader Joes!

Jarrod may say that I was his inspiration to get his matching blue Mundo but he has taken my initial thought and created a machine finely tuned to his family's needs. I am blown away every time I see it!  

Check out his custom windshield for his little guy who sits up front in the Yepp Mini (not pictured). It's an office store clear case. Jarrod picked up the Wingman frame bag from a local shop at a screaming deal. Yep, that's a tiny first aid kit mounted to the rack. 

Since there wasn't room for a Bread Basket with the Yepp Mini, he just installed his own rear basket, no problem. 

That's the safety flag mount, of course. 

No Peanut Shell cup holders? He just drilled them in. Awesome! 

While we were chatting, at least two people came up to ask about our bikes. Jarrod just pulled out Practical Cycle's card from his handy card holder attached to his windshield. This bike is nothing short of amazing! He has everything covered. He is my inspiration for Mundo customization! 

I don't have many of my own Mundo hacks but I'll leave you with a photo of my shopping haul. I can't wait to get my new Bread Basket liner from Nicole. She whipped up another in no time, double wrapped, and taped that sucker up. I might not even be able to get it out of the envelope. Fingers crossed!!!