Cali pics

We're having a good time out here in California. We did a wine tour today -- driving through Sonoma County on two-lane backroads to all these little wineries. It's beautiful here and the wine has been very tasty! We decided to just focus on the pinot noir variety since it grows so well in this region. It also is a variety that Darcy and I have wanted to explore more. Some of the vineyards we visited have up to a seven year waiting list for certain bottlings of their pinot noir. Another serves their wine at the White House. All that to say that the wine here is very sought after and exceptionally good. Unfortunately Darcy still has a cold and can not taste or smell much of it. Talk about bad timing! We might stop at a few more wineries as we head north tomorrow. We are planning on spending the weekend up in the Sinkyone Wilderness area, though it's supposed to rain tomorrow evening so we may not camp until Saturday. We'll keep you posted.