Photos of Yountville and Napa Valley
Anna and I had a lovely visit to Napa Valley in late March. It rained for a good part of the visit, but spring was definitely in full swing. I especially enjoyed our visits to Schramsberg, Frog’s Leap, and The Terraces wineries.
I’m slacking on posting – these photos were taken almost a month ago. If you haven’t experienced it, a trip out to the desert during the spring blooms is well worth it.
Photos of the Cedar Creek Falls hike
Your knees take a beating on the way there, your thighs on the climb back, but the Cedar Creek Falls hike (aka Devil’s Punchbowl) is lush and gorgeous this time of year. Bring water and expect to spend around 3 hours.
The Atlantic has a an interesting article posted called How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America. Don Peck has taken an in depth look at the mental and cultural changes that are likely for those coming of age in this time or particularly hard hit areas. We all know that economic times leave their imprint on your personality – the depression era generation for example – but it is quite disturbing to see how harshly this recession will hit many men’s minds and stay with them for decades.
Korea and wedding photos
We had a more slow paced visit to Korea. The highlight was experiencing a Korean Wedding – congratulations to Kerey and Bora. Otherwise, lots of visiting, tea, and people watching.
The other new experience was trying out a common Korean pastime – spending half a day at Dragon Spa. It was a fun experience, once you got over the fact that you were the only forgiener in the place, and everyone was mildly staring. Staring is not an uncommon thing here, but a bit odd when you and everyone else are nude.