It’s only taken me three weeks to edit the photos from California. In fairness, I did it in Lightroom 2.0 which is a new program to me. Since 2.0 was just released there are no books to help you along, so I enrolled in the KelbyTraining site and watched several hours of (wonderful) video on Lightroom 2.0. I like it a lot, but have a lot yet to learn. So here are photos from the rest of our trip.
Among many other sights, we enjoyed some time in China Town where we visited the Fortune Cookie Factory. Warm, right from the cooker, fortune cookies are delicious!
Tracy and I spent a great day in Napa. We toured the diRosa Nature and Art Preserve and did some wine tasting at Artesa Winery.
The grape fields.
One of the many sculptures in the fields at diRosa.
Aresa Winery
Adam has a new job starting September 1 as a pastor for youth and young adults at the Asbury Methodist Church in Livermore, CA. He and Sarah will be moving there a month from now, having successfully sublet their apartment in Oakland. We spent a morning & afternoon there. Livermore, like Napa, is surrounded by wineries.
Asbury Methodist Church in Livermore
Matt, Tracy, and I took the ferry from Tiburon and hiked to the top of Mt. Livermore on Angel Island. It was a very brisk day, but the views (360 degrees on the Sunset Trail) were spectacular.
We also hiked from Bear Valley Information Center out to Arched Rock in Point Reyes National Park. It was a beautiful hike through the woods to a outcrop overlooking the Pacific.
One of the best excursions was to Golden Gate State Park and the Dale Chihuly exhibition at the deYoung Museum. Here are a few of the lovely glass sculptures we saw.
We also spent a day at Muir Woods and Muir Beach. Much more crowded than any of the other parks, but the redwoods are impressive.
Our last day, we drove to Santa Cruz. On the way back, we came upon a group of kite boarders. They were incredible to watch.
