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Where wine country began
Ive made the trip four times now, so I can tell you precisely what you see from the hill. A chalk white house. The steep hillside patterned by grapevines. Beyond, the Sonoma Valley, looking like something edible, the seasons last sweet fruit. It has a good view, the kingdom of Agoston Haraszthy
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Dry Creek Valley dining
1 | Barndiva Hollywood glam meets Mr. McGregors farmhouse. Sip pretty cocktails outside under Moroccan chandeliers. The menu requires some concentration--its divided into Light, Spicy, and Comfort categories, forcing you to choose what mood youre in that day--but the food is good and the settin
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Dry Creek Valley hotels
1 | Best Western Dry Creek Inn This popular motel has expanded, adding a 60-room Tuscan-style courtyard building. Not quaint, but pleasant and reasonably priced. 103 rooms from $89.198 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg; 707/433-0300; drycreekinn.com2 | Hotel Healdsburg A jolt of the hip and haute-mode
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Tasting Temecula
Traveling east on Rancho California Road in Temecula, you come to Hart Winery just after the road narrows from four lanes to two. Since Hart opened in 1980, subdivisions have crept to within 1/4 mile of its western edge, but, owner Joe Hart explains, The houses are going to stay there. This, he
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Alexander Valley wineries
ALEXANDER VALLEY WINERIES1 | Kendall-Jackson Wine Center Not strictly a tasting room or a visitor center―you might call this the seat of an empire. Wineries as diverse as Sonoma’s Arrowood, Napa’s Cardinale, and Santa Maria’s Byron Vineyard now live in the portfolio of Jackson Family Wines. But
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Savor Healdsburgs simple pleasures
Info: Healdsburg is about 65 miles north of San Francisco. Contact the Healdsburg visitor bureau (707/433-6935) for more details.Its true: Healdsburg has gone upscale on us. Theres Cyrus, the restaurant thats giving the French Laundry a run for its money, and Les Mars Hôtel, which feels more li
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Dry Creek Valley vineyards
1 | Seghesio Family Vineyards At one point, the Seghesio family made most of the commercial-level wine in this county ―more than a million-and-a-half gallons! Now, though, the fifth generation is focused on burnishing the legacy of their winemaking great-great-grandfather, Edoardo. Some of the
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Prize vintage
With more than 34,000 acres planted with grapes and its Pinots and Syrahs earning accolades nationwide, San Luis Obispo County is a rising star among California wine regions.But lodging options havent entirely kept pace. Now a new/old hotel in downtown Atascadero brings a splash of opulence to
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L.A.s winemaster general
Without context, Anthony Ribolis birth announcement seems unconventional: Born May 9, 1974. Weight: 8 pounds, 2 ounces. Length: slightly shorter than two Burgundy bottles. But how else could you announce a son whose familys Los Angeles winemaking roots trace back to 1917?Riboli is winemaker at
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Chileno Valley highlights
Corda Winery. By appointment only. 833 Chileno Valley Rd., Petaluma; (707) 781-9310.Helen Putnam Regional Park. Sunrise-sunset; $3 per vehicle. 411 Chileno Valley Rd., Petaluma; (707) 565-2041.North Coast Native Nursery. 8-4 Mon-Fri. 2710 Chileno Valley Rd., Petaluma; www.northcoastnativenurser
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Good roots
Elaine Villamin was late―very late―getting the wine labels finished for her father a year ago.My dad almost tried to fire me, she laughs.Fortunately, the duo survived the bumpy early years that followed Elaines joining her fathers business in 2002. Today the backbone of Eden Canyon Vineyards, i
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Discover Denali National Park & Preserve
The couple across the table at lunch is discussing the pleasures of eating spring bear. The man sees me raise my eyebrows. “It’s less greasy than fall bear,” he says, “because they’ve been sleeping all winter.”
It isn’t the first (and won’t be the last) time I will be unsettled during my summe
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Top expert campgrounds
CaliforniaCoast Camp, Point Reyes National SeashoreNinety minutes north of San Francisco, spend the night 200 yards from Santa Maria Beach, one of Point Reyes’ most inviting stretches of sand. An up-and-down 1.8-mile hike on the Laguna and Firelane Trails leads to 14-site Coast Camp, where bre
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Top beginner campgrounds
CaliforniaFallen Leaf Campground, Lake TahoeSet between Lake Tahoe and smaller, mellower Fallen Leaf Lake, the campground makes it easy to enjoy swimming in and boating on both bodies of water. Beginners who feel iffy about sleeping on the ground can rent yurts with platforms and electric light
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Top family campgrounds
ArizonaBog Springs Campground, Madera Canyon, Coronado National ForestThis canyon south of Tucson is hummingbird central in springtime, when swarms of them pause here during their annual migration. And it offers year-round opportunities for kids to marvel at other wildlife: Turkey, deer, and wa
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A place for new experiences
A visit to the San Juans is best not programmed. Make
reservations for overnight lodging, of course. After that, set your
agenda to the local clock, or to natures. The natural world still
dominates here. The archipelago is a trove of biological treasures.
Most prominent are the orcas, the kille
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Day 3
Olympic bungeeMom slept in, but I skipped out before breakfast for a hike up Treasure Hill. I met up with some dog walkers, but mostly I had the trail to myself. As I climbed above the little valley of Park City, the clear mountain air made the golden aspens sparkle.After more tea and toast, we
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Slough safari
Look, hes periscoping. Captain Yohn Gideon is pointing to a
harbor seal near our boat. The seal pokes the top half of his head
out of the water, looks around, then silently sinks like a scope
retracting. Its an amusing sight and a great start to our
pontoon-boat tour into Elkhorn Slough near Mo
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Snow sculpting 101
Frosty
fantasies
If you keep your design simple, Tom Day says, making a
snow sculpture is easy. With that bit of advice, the nine-year
veteran of the Breckenridge competitions ― with help from his
wife, Heather, and 8-year-old son, Spencer ― raised his
spatula and began to scrape.
The re
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The perfect family campsite...
... offers some isolation from other campsites to lessen impact
on neighbors and afford privacy
... sits close to parking (which includes room for extra cars if
grandparents or others are visiting)
... has a tree canopy that allows morning sun and provides
afternoon shade
... rests on high grou
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