Another Weekend at Sugarloaf Ranch - February 21-23

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[Day 1: Arrival at Sugarloaf Ranch]
[Day 2: Hiking, Bushwhacking, Relaxing]
[Day 3: Morning Walk]
[Day 3: Back at the Cabin]
[Day 3: On the Road]

 

 

Day 1: Arrival at Sugarloaf Ranch

It was another rough week for Andrea since she was in her arbitration again - a perfect opportunity to return to the Sugarloaf Ranch for the weekend. We drove up and arrived at about 10:30pm. To being our relaxation, we finished off the bottle of Hanna Pinot Noir that we had (picked it up 2 weeks ago when we were up here) and watched more of Star Trek TNG on DVD (Season 6. Yes, we're geeks).

 

Day 2: Hiking, Bushwhacking, Relaxing

 

 

 

(left) this is literally the view we had from the upstairs bathroom. It's a clear view of Mt. St. Helana. Very cool.
 

After a restful evening, we decided to take a hike. We wanted to explore the unused road that we didn't get to finish 2 on the last morning here two weeks ago. When it came to a point where we could tell that it was going to turn back towards the vineyards, we decided to do a little bushwhacking up towards Mt. St. Helena. We had to cross a creek (2 pictures below) and then make our way through some, at times, thick brush. We never made it past the point where we could get a good view. Lugging my camera backpack and tripod was a bit of pain because the tripod would catch on every branch under which I would try to duck. Oh well.

 

 
 
 

The two pictures above were when we returned back and cut back using the road that went through the vineyards.

After we returned back to the cabin, we took a dip in the hot tub (very relaxing after the hike), had a nice bottle of wine (E. Guigal Chateau Neuf du Pape), and a nap. When we woke up in the evening, we headed into Calistoga and went to Brannan's, one of the restaurants we seem towards which we seem to gravitate when we're in the area.

 

 
[Day 1: Arrival at Sugarloaf Ranch]
[Day 2: Hiking, Bushwhacking, Relaxing]
[Day 3: Morning Walk]
[Day 3: Back at the Cabin]
[Day 3: On the Road]
 

 

 

 

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