Although we don't wear our philanthropy actions on our sleeves, ACTC is a not-for-profit organization so we strive to have a zero-sum annual budget by donating a steady and predictable amount to bicycling-related organizations. ACTC is run by volunteers so all the proceeds from members' dues, Tierra Bella, and Sierra ...

ACTC - 40th Anniversary Tierra Bella - 39th year Sierra to the Sea - 29th year We are very proud of our leaders and volunteers throughout the years making ACTC, Tierra Bella, and Sierra to the Sea a success. We did not get here because of luck, fortuity, or destiny, but hard work ...

Two score years ago ACTC was formed by seven GE engineers with much uncertainty. On that Bicentennial Year of 1976, a rush of excitement came from ragtag groups to bicycle across the US to celebrate Bikecentennial. Our late Bill Bliss participated in the crossing on his homemade triple tandem with ...

"Simple Gifts", a Shaker song by Joseph Brackett celebrates a sentiment that is as applicable today as when it was written in 1848. 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the ...

Je suis Français, je n'ai pas peur -- I am French and I am not afraid. It is maddening to read people cancelling their trips to Paris because of fear of more terrorist attacks. Terrorists try to sow fears with their random attacks. If we are cowing to these threats, they ...

Timeless travel books encouraged us to take a journey and to find our way. “One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eyes", wrote Antoine St-Exupéry in his children’s book “Le Petit Prince”. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness”, wrote Mark Twain in “The ...

Pause to reflect where we have been, proud of our history and accomplishments, and to renew our energy. Exhale and breathe deeply in stressful situations to restore balance and to facilitate the ability to respond skillfully rather than to react or repress. Attend and enjoy the present and be mindfully aware of ...

Ralph Coole was an ACTC original, a dedicated member, in the club the longest, championed all things ACTC, and active until his untimely passing of a heart attack Friday 18 September 2015. Ralph was present at nearly all the General Meetings since ACTC was founded in 1976, helped every Tierra ...

At the ACTC September general meeting, two children, Lorenzo and Georgia Ramirez, and their Grandmother Patricia Garcia, thanked us for our support of the Aztec Bike Club of Gardner Academy. The children live far enough from school that it is not practical to walk, but still they walked because driving ...

40th Anniversary 1976-2016 Vibrant, strong, energetic, responsible, gentle, and generous are terms that come to mind when thinking of our beloved Almaden Cycle Touring Club. We will be celebrating ACTC's 40th Anniversary in January 2016, and hope to have one of the founding members, first VP and 2nd President Peter Enright at that General ...