Two score years ago, ACTC, then with just a hundred members, bravely created the first Tierra Bella Century. Historical ACTC Members still with the club are Ken Schwab (Past President and Club's Art Designer), Rosa and Lou Mason, Connie and Terry Shaw, Peter Enright (first VP and second President), and ...

Dip your toes and front wheel in Lake Tahoe and dip them again a week later in the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco, how cool is that! Sierra to the Sea, an uniquely ACTC tour started by the late Past-President Rod Annable, has a new exciting route from South Tahoe to ...

Poppies, lupines, shooting stars, Indian paint brushes, and uniquely large Manzanitas greeted John Muir on his historic walk to Yosemite and remain unchanged to greet ACTC Tierra Bella cyclists on April 1st, 2017. Next year will mark the 40th Anniversary of Tierra Bella, a 'beautiful country' bicycle tour to showcase ...

“Sitting, more dangerous than smoking, kills more people than HIV, and is more treacherous than parachuting. We are sitting ourselves to death.” — Dr. James Levine, Mayo Clinic Sitting, like smoking, is clearly not healthy. Heart diseases and many forms of cancer prefer sedentary bodies, obesity and diabetes thrive with inactivity, ...

A Journey together On the 39th Tierra Bella; Beautiful countryside Over a thousand joined this great ride Impossible without our volunteers Who made Tierra Bella a success with no peers; Janice and Ray Low Came from faraway Novato Although not filled to capacity, Michael Hudick and company Did our very best; I was impressed Our volunteers did everything Rita asked Together we accomplished ...

"Pessimists see difficulty in every opportunity, and optimists see opportunity in every difficulty"  — Winston Churchill Yes, difficulties abound in the next few years. In this increasingly tumultuous time, from terrorist attacks and threats of more, partisan bickering, economic uncertainty, permits and fee escalation, and competition from many old and new ...

Russian River Rally (RRR) is August 14-16 this year. For more information, please see the page http://actc.org/events/rrr/index.php.  You can register at that page until August 1 at 10PM. The page includes a "see who's coming" link that shows who has registered so far.

The days are longest in June, the mountains most golden, the weather mostly warm, and the coast most beautiful even when mysteriously basked in fog. Sierra to the Sea, an uniquely ACTC event created by the late Rod Annable (who's picture still graces the STTS webpage: www.sierratothesea.org) goes from Bear ...

July 4th Pancake Breakfast Members Only First Congregational Church Leigh & Hamilton, San Jose 8am – 10 am Note: No July General Meeting on Wednesday   July 12 Ice Cream Social Members Only First Congregational Church, Palo Alto 1985 Louis Rd, Palo Alto Chair, Sheila Stevens     Russian River Rally 2014 ACTC Members Only Casini Family Ranch July 25-27, 2014

By Tony Le, ACTC President Tuesday, April 16, Jim Sayer, Executive Director for the Adventure Cycling Association, will give a special bicycle touring presentation to ACTC and friends. We'll meet with Jim at  6:30 pm, at the First Congregational Church, 1980 Hamilton Ave, San Jose (corner of Leigh and Hamilton). (Note ...