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First Tierra Bella 1977

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 ...

30th Anniversary Sierra to the Sea, a New Epic Journey to Challenge all your Senses, June 17 – 24, 2017

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 ...

Tierra Bella, where John Muir walked

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 — the New Smoking

“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

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 ...

Call Me an Optimist

"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 is August 14-16

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.

Sierra to the Sea

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 ...

Upcoming Club Events

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

Meet Jim Sayer, Adventure Cycling’s Exec Director on April 16

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 ...

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December 25th 2020
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See You Soon

It has been truly an honor to serve as the ACTC President these past eight years. Being on the Board previously for five non-contiguous years as Editor, Publisher, and Communication Coordinator, I knew what I was getting into. For a period of ACTC history, yelling and cursing at Board and ...
December 25th 2020
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Those who care are with us everywhere

A favorite song of mine is Kate Wolf’s “Gentle Warrior” with this beautiful ending. “We are crying for a vision That all living things can share And those who care Are with us everywhere” My term as ACTC President is almost up and we have a good slate of Candidates to fill ...

ACTC 2021

2020 is an agonizing year but time marches on. Soon it will be September and we will be nominating Members for the 2021 ACTC Board. I am proud to be the longest serving ACTC President and we have accomplished a lot together these past 8 years. My COVID-19 research this ...
April 17th 2020
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Lemonade Out of the Lemons

The Covid-19 threats are real and serious and underpin the Achilles’ heel of ACTC. Many diseases, not just Covid-19, target weakened populace: older patients, people with underlying respiratory problems, diabetes, asthma, or with compromised immune system. As ACTC Membership is ageing, ACTC Board, Tierra Bella, Sierra to the Sea, Academy ...

“Tomorrow” from Annie

“The sun’ll come out tomorrowBet your bottom dollarThat tomorrow there'll be sun! Just thinkin' about tomorrowClears away the cobwebsAnd the sorrow 'til there's none! When I'm stuck with a dayThat's gray and lonelyI just stick out my chinAnd grin and say, oh! The sun'll come out tomorrowSo you gotta hang on 'til tomorrowCome ...

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