The beautiful and not so beautiful California
I just have to say it is nice to have the internet
again. It was touch and go in Napa and
completely non existent in Yosemite. We
didn’t even have a phone signal there.
But what a beautiful and interesting place to be cut off from
technology. The rock cliffs and
waterfalls are amazing. It’s easy to see
why Ansel Adams loved shooting here.
This is my attempt at an Ansel Adams inspired photo… (clearly I need to learn more about B&W photography...I bought a few of his books)
We were even able to see a few giant sequoias, which has to
be one of the more difficult things to take a picture of.
I will work on putting this together in one shot, but for now, I think you get the idea.
Before Yosemite, we made a quick trip to the wine country. The funny thing about wine tasting is ... as the
day goes on ... you kind of forget to take pictures. J So we only have a few pictures from our first winery visits for each day.
Day 1 First Stop: Spring Mountain
Day 2 First Stop: Mumm
I love starting the days at places like this, because they are both so beautiful. We were late in trying to make reservations so the rest of the trip was simply tastings at many wineries and eating a wonderful dinner at Zuzu, a lovely tapas restaurant in downtown Napa.
I wish I could say the trip after Yosemite was as nice as
the trip before Yosemite (Napa) but we unknowingly went to a “not so nice”
place in California; Fresno. We had no
idea. We were there one night and had a
window on the truck shattered. Needless to
say, we got out of there as soon as the window was fixed in the morning. Not to worry, nothing was stolen. We will be rounding out our California leg by
the end of the month and starting to head back east.
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