Sanford Winery – Tasting High End Pinot Noir and Chardonnay – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail #20
Another post in my Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Series. See the summary article here for general Wine Trail info or to read about the 27 other wineries! Sanford Winery is one I have been looking forward to visiting since I started my Santa Barbara Wine Trail project. They are well known for their delicious…
Deep Sea Winery – One Of The Best Views I’ve Ever Had Wine Tasting – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail #12
This is a post in my Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Series. See the summary article here for general Wine Trail info or to read about the 27 other wineries! Alena and I again used this Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trial experiment as an excuse for a fun date night at a local winery. We…
Carr Winery – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Tour #5
This is a post in my Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Series. See the summary article here for general Wine Trail info or to read about the 27 other wineries!I visited Carr Winery in the Midtown section of Santa Barbara with my girlfriend Alena on a bustling Friday evening. Our first impression of the Carr…
Area 5.1 Winery – Unique Wines in the Funk Zone – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Tour #16
This is a post in my Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Series. See the summary article here for general Wine Trail info or to read about the 27 other wineries! I visited Area 5.1 in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone (an area full of restaurants, bars, breweries and wine tasting rooms just blocks from State…
Whitcraft Winery – Tasting with Drake – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail # 3
This is a post in my Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Series. See the summary article here for general Wine Trail info or to read about the 27 other wineries! Today I visited Whitcraft Winery in the Midtown area of Santa Barbara. I was lucky to show up and have Drake, the owner and winemaker,…
Au Bon Climat – My First Wine Tasting in Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail #11
This is a post in my Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail Series. See the summary article here for general Wine Trail info or to read about the 27 other wineries! Au Bon Climat was my first stop along the Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail. I had just purchased my membership card and had to pick…
The Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail – Visiting all 28 Tasting Rooms!
I am a self proclaimed wine lover who has tasted at wineries in Southern Oregon, Northern California (Napa, Sonoma, Livermore and Monterey), as well as abroad (Argentina, France, Italy and Portugal). But I have never been wine tasting in Santa Barbara, where I went to college and now currently reside once again. Thus, I have…
JMT 2018 – My 10ish Days on the John Muir Trail
I just got home from this year’s attempt at solo thru-hiking the JMT Southbound. I struggled at first, but shortly fell into the groove of trail life. It is a truly a beautiful trail, but it is definitely frickin hard! My body ended up breaking down too much for me to complete the trail again…
My Beautiful Struggle – The Mental Side of Solo Hiking (part of) the JMT
Just before the sunset, after I had set up my camp and made my dinner, was when I struggled the most. When I hike solo I am alone with my thoughts. Maybe more than I’d like. I am not quite a person that thrives in prolonged solitude, as I deeply enjoy human interaction. I love…
It’s JMT Time! My 20 Day Hiking Plan.
The time has finally come. Next week I will be on the trail, hiking the almost 200 miles from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park to the peak of Mount Whitney. Many of my friends and family are asking what my itinerary will be, what I’m eating and what I’m bringing on this second try of the…