Friday, June 30, 2006
Preparation
A short hike around the park was magnificent. Tall redwood, creek, and
fern bed were similar to Muir National Park. Fresh air was refreshing -
maybe it was too fresh because we woke up feeling fully energized.
We assembled our bikes for our "warm and wine up" run on Silverado trail
around in Napa valley. The bike lanes were conveniently near wine houses
for wine so we pulled over whenever we see one.
Then, we hit a really steep uphill with narrow bike-laneless road. The
climb was long - approx 3 miles. Traffic was busy. It was challenging
because we were so used to riding in a bike lane. Climbing on this hill
was a good practice for us to work with the passing cars. We u-turned
and carefully rode downhill.
We headed back to the state park on a different route because we were
... slightly lost. We missed the state park entrance road - but this
detour brought us more views of the beautiful Napa countryside. We aimed
for 20 miles but ended up doing 23. Dalina slept thorough the whole time
- longest ever!
Hunger struck us so we went to a deli/wine place and ate fresh
strawberries, chicken (or was it turkey) sandwich, and pickle. This
place also offers enticing samples of their olive oil, chocolate,
vingar, and cheese. Our taste buds were in heaven!
Pool was what we needed in hot and dry climate. We returned to the state
park and swam in their pool. Dalina couldn't stop giggling in the crispy
water!
There was a Chef festival on the other side of the county. A quick
browse through the crowded street with local vendors (and samples) had
ended our Napa tour. We left Napa feeling satisifed with a urge of
returning in our later years.
