Recent bike riding paid off for me, as I completed the Chico Wildflower Century today, a one-day, 100 mile bike ride in northern California. It was a long drive - almost 500 miles from my home in Los Angeles to the city of Chico. This is a picture of my friend Sam Chin, age 20, who came up with me to participate on his first century ride; he proved to be a very strong rider. Sam is my age when I first attended college at Chico State, 36 years ago.