Last weekend Mom and I went to California to visit my Grandma Huizenga, as well as some other aunts and uncles and cousins that all live there. We flew into San Franciso, and drove the rental car to Visalia, where Grandma and the Bothof family live.
I took this picture because i am always thrilled by the windmills all over the pass. I'm putting it on because the traffic is so light! I've decided that one of the top reasons i live in Iowa is because the traffic is so light! The only negative part of the whole trip was the humongous number of cars on the road.
Aunt Judy, Mom, Grandma, and I spent the day driving through King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. I got three stamps in my national park passport (it is officially an obsession). We had a nice picnic among the trees, then saw the General Lee and General Grant trees on a short hike. We also visited some of the new visitor centers. Those are some big trees!
I took this picture because i am always thrilled by the windmills all over the pass. I'm putting it on because the traffic is so light! I've decided that one of the top reasons i live in Iowa is because the traffic is so light! The only negative part of the whole trip was the humongous number of cars on the road.
Aunt Judy, Mom, Grandma, and I spent the day driving through King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. I got three stamps in my national park passport (it is officially an obsession). We had a nice picnic among the trees, then saw the General Lee and General Grant trees on a short hike. We also visited some of the new visitor centers. Those are some big trees!
This valley holds the world's largest grove of Sequoias. You can tell which they are because they are the tallest trees there, and also because they have rounded tops while the other trees come to a point.
Three generations!
On Monday Mom and I drove up to Napa Valley and visited a vineyard recommended by BJ and Pat--Castello d'Amarosa. The castle was built over about 15 years, and is modeled after a 13th century Italian castle, and uses mostly authentic materials. We toured the castle, then tasted and bought some wine. Unfortunately, you can no longer carry bottles of wine in your carry-on (that's what i've always done in the past!), so we also had to get a box and hope they didn't crack!
On the north tower.
Let us out! Let us out! We don't want to sit in that chair! It's pokey!
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