The caves, and views, above Calistoga
Up Mount St. Helena on a rainy day that wasn’t. Always a great trek.… Read More »
Indian paintbrush in the Palisades
Bright colors, bright stories and knee-testing rocks. A pre-Easter jaunt….… Read More »
Not your typical honeymoon
Not feeling well, out of money, and seeing his career prospects fading quickly, the newcomer to California needed a break. So he headed to Calistoga thinking the mountain air would rejuvenate him. Plus, it was his honeymoon so what better place to spend it than a Napa Valley excursion. Local history buffs know the story of Robert Louis Stevenson, who turned his bucolic Napa visit into a two-month stay, literally squatting in a cabin on the side of Mount Saint… Read More »
Freestyling in the snow
Mt. St. Helena, Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, Calistoga Crummy weather was in the forecast — rain, but not snow. Only a handful of people showed up, but since I hadn’t been hiking in CA in a few weeks with all my travel, I was determined to get out. Pretty easy at the beginning and then we hit a fire road that led to the top of the mountain. Was very windy and cold at the top. Spectacular views… Read More »
