Since my last post, I explored a few more things before today’s departure including Sausalito via the ferry, The Fairmont’s gingerbread house, my first Core Power class, a pedicure, Palmer’s Tavern for lunch, the Roman Goat for dinner, Little Original Joe’s for another lunch and walking the Lyon Street Steps. I had a great few days with Carli. It’s been a fantastic two months sharing the same city with her!

Today I drove three hours to Paso Robles. Paso Robles is a stunning wine country with the typical rolling green hills, autumnal orange vineyards, tall Arborvitae and PALM TREES (the not-so-typical item in a wine area). I roamed the cute downtown which has a beautiful park in the middle and cute shops with public art and lots of tasting rooms. I then drove to Tin City, which is about three miles away. It was a cool assortment of tin buildings with wineries, distilleries and breweries. It was a shame I couldn’t drink because I had a long drive ahead.

I got back on the road to make the long journey to Ridgecrest so that tomorrow I can head to Death Valley NP. There was not much to see on the four hour journey although the landscape started to get interesting in Tehachapi and became amazing once I hit Red Rock Canyon State Park. I wish I could have stopped but it was getting dark and I really needed to get to the hotel after being all the road since 8:30 a.m. If you happen to be in the area, make sure your itinerary stops at this beautiful state park with amazing and colorful rock formations.