10.15.2012

sonoma (a.k.a. heaven)

Sonoma County is just an hour and a half away from me, and I go there fairly often, but I never get sick of it… or sick of taking photos of it. It’s like I think the next photo will be the best or most representative, which it never is but I can’t stop. On that note, here are several photos from several day and weekend trips to Sonoma over the past four months.

Photo Jun 09, 1 49 56 PMPhoto Jun 09, 1 50 47 PMPhoto Jun 09, 3 51 14 PMPhoto Jun 09, 4 24 17 PMPhoto Jun 09, 4 15 52 PMPhoto Jun 09, 3 40 06 PMPhoto Jun 09, 4 20 41 PMPhoto Jun 09, 7 40 56 PMPhoto Jun 09, 7 48 53 PMPhoto Jun 10, 2 07 08 PMPhoto Jun 10, 2 08 51 PMPhoto Jun 10, 2 27 31 PMPhoto Jun 10, 3 15 59 PMPhoto Jun 10, 3 41 32 PMPhoto Jun 10, 3 50 30 PMPhoto May 26, 11 41 21 AMPhoto Sep 29, 12 13 41 PMPhoto Sep 29, 12 28 12 PMPhoto Sep 29, 3 13 29 PM
From top left: Medlock Ames winery; vineyards at Medlock Ames; Dry Creek General Store (a fave place to grab a beer and have lunch); the laid-back Preston Winery and all its cute touches (four photos); alfresco dining; homemade bruschetta with some local produce; Alpine Lake, which we stumbled upon while taking a windy non-shortcut from Highway 101 to the coast; the dam at Alpine Lake; overlooking the Pacific; Bolinas Beach (ok, this is actually in Marin County, not Sonoma, but it was part of a Sonoma trip); Bolinas; Bolinas main street; Saturday morning entertainment at the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market; great perch for wine tasting at Iron Horse Vineyards; views from Iron Horse; Red Car tasting room in Graton.