Napa Valley and Art | CA Vacation 2011

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Matt’s siblings and his stepmom Lori, who works in the school system, went back to school on Monday while we were still out visiting. So Matt’s dad Curt took on a photo expedition to Napa Valley.It’s not the best season to explore Napa Valley because the vines are all dead and have been trimmed up for the next season’s crop. But still. There was green grass, yellow flowers, brown dirt and branches, and I wasn’t wearing a winter jacket. I was happy!

We started out visiting the Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma. Basically, it’s a series of gardens that are designed by artists all over the world. They are unique and a little off the wall for a concrete sequential person like me. I can’t draw, paint or sculpt, so that type of art sometimes escapes my understanding. But – they all made great photographic subjects, and while I might not understand the art, I can sure appreciate it.

After walking through the gardens, Matt and Curt did a wine tasting and then we hit up a well known drive up restaurant called Taylors, but I think it changed names to Gott’s or something like that. My chicken strips were goooood! We walked through the lower levels of the Culinary Institute that is in Napa Valley and then headed back to Sacramento for one last dinner as a family before we were to fly out Tues morning.