Valentine's Day weekend exploration

I hope everyone had a beary relaxing Valentine’s Day weekend.  I got to take a training trip (my roommates wanted to see how Sequoia would act in a motel overnight) so we went about four hours south to find a place to stay.  Update:  Sequoia did well, but we stayed on the bottom floor and the footsteps upstairs aggravated him so we learned that we might want to stay on the top floor instead of the bottom.  I see a lot of traveling in his future…

Our first stop was at a winery and sheep pasture.  The farm had lots of cute sheep hanging around and eating the weeds near the grapes.  The wine was beary good and the sheep were beary cute as well.   

There were some black sheep playing but being typical black sheep they didn't pose for any pictures with me. 

Next stop was a short hike to stretch Sequoia’s legs.  We went on a river trail around a large park.  The winter has been beary mild, in fact the wildflowers were starting to peek out (daffodils are already blooming).  I hope my friends on the East Coast and the Midwest have lots of hot chocolate stashed away for the cold weather you often get.

After a relaxing hike, my roommates wanted to see another winery.  This one had lots of land (you know for grapes) and they decided to get a glass to enjoy outside in the sun.  Sequoia got a chance to get out of the car and explore the winery (on leash of course) but he was very intrigued by the pack of turkeys wandering through the grapes.  I am just going to sip, relax, and repeat. 

Hmm, I might need a straw.

After the winery, on our way back we came across this little restaurant.  I put my paw down and made sure my roommates stopped so I could explore.  I got my picture taken, they didn’t even let me go in.  Hmph!

Looks like a fun place and the hours are great!

Come on.....can't we PLEAAAAAAAAAASE go in?

Day two: 
Time to head back home but my roommates must have been feeling bad for not letting me explore the Fox Den so I got to go on a nice hike.  I am excited because I feel I have some good pictures for Julie Jane’s contest (have you sent your pictures in?). 

Which way are we going?  Tough call.

 

Our hike started out in the fog as we went through a clearing with some old oak trees. 

Should I send this one in?

The uphill section of the hike was nicely forested.  It was foggy when we started the hike but we figured it was early in the day that the fog might lift.

Made it to the top. 

It's like I am floating on air. 

Relaxing at the top.  Who brought the snacks?.

Three Sisters (the mountains....not people)  in background.  

Sequoia made it up without problems and we got this shot before he turned away or I fell down from the wind.

Hope everyone had a good Valentines Day weekend, stuffies and seKrebearies alike.

 

Road trip....part three

What better to do after a long day of adventuring?  How about a hike!  This old bridge looks fun, I should explore it a little bit more.  Not too much around the bridge let’s go on a nice relaxing drive to Wine Country?   

Hey, why aren’t I in this picture?

I better be more aggressive in my photos and make sure my roommates know I belong in most, if not all pictures.  Yes, this is better.

We went into a few stores and I saw this box with a fox on it.  Something is written in French but I can’t translate?  Maybe Ben or Sandy can help?  I love that box. 

I wish this was the hotel we stayed at….no such luck.  Our lodging was more....err....how do I say this....."modest" but my roommates say money saved on a hotel allows for more adventuring in the future.  Seems to be a good saying to live by.