We rejoice in the prayers and support of our friends and family as we have been on the road now for a month. As we left Napa Valley for Sonoma, we have enjoyed exploring the trails and roads of this part of California.
If you look very very carefully you can see Carolyn pushing her bike up the road, we traveled up 2000 feet to cross the ridge to Sonoma. Although most of the road had a decent shoulder for biking, a number of miles rose and twisted on narrow road beds.
We arrived up Sugarloaf Mountain State Park, walking our bikes up another 1100 feet for one mile to the ridge. It was beautiful when we arrived. Mostly because the visitor center was open and sold ice cream which we consumed in celebration. The park, which is run by volunteers had over 300 people staying at the campground. They let us camp at the last site next to the bathrooms. We were grateful to be there. We had tickets for the monthly observation of the heavens at the Robert Ferguson Observatory
The weather was cold and cloudy. However the night of 10/14 it cleared to see the stars from the three large telescopes at the Robert Ferguson Observatory. Everyone brought red lights and there were over 200 people in line to hear the talks and look at the galaxies. Groups included girl scouts, family groups, youth groups and couples.