Pat & I road tripped it up to
Chico, CA this weekend, about a 3hr drive from the Bay Area. We visited the
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. for a tour & lunch. It was great to learn more about the beer brewing process and we learned that Sierra Nevada is the largest privately owned brewery in the world! It was a nice change of pace to be in a small college town and we had a great time walking around and grabbing dinner downtown. We accidentally showed up the same weekend as an annual bike race and almost couldn't find lodging! Luckily, we found something not too far from downtown for a $50/night! One reflection from the the weekend we both had was how amazing it was that every single person we encountered in Chico, was incredibly nice and exuded positive and kind energy—seriously, it was striking.
We got back this morning to a 70 degree, sunny day in SF. To take advantage we did a 13 mile/1 hr. bike ride through GG Park, then along the ocean and back. Then we hit the sun-baked patio with our Sierra Nevada "souvenir" 6-pack and then baked a pizza. Pat's in bed, now & I'm soon to join him. Hope y'all had a great weekend! xoxo
Photo of a Chico mural found on
flickr.
4 comments:
Chico, especially in light (pun intended) of the "Shine On" mural, sounds a lot like a String Cheese Incident concert! Sounds fun - I love me some Sierra Nevada!!
p.s. i had a draft of sierra nevada bigfoot (a barleywine ale) a few weeks ago at a local pub. it rocked. did you happen to try it? i think it was my first barleywine.
I love barley wine, though sometimes too sweet. Bigfoot is great, but if you're not careful, it'll knock you down with such high alcohol content!
H belle - I saw your comment on my blog! I'm so glad to hear from you. I sent you an email after seeing your address on an email Kirby sent, but I'm guessing you never got it. Do you remember Kelsey Wickersham from college? She lives in San Fran, and is married to the most wonderful, neat guy. I'd love to get you two togther! Thanks for the sweet note!
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