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I biked to this random christian college just because the total loop was supposed to be ~50miles.

Things I didn't prepare for:

This being mostly steep mountains that break a bike chain.

GPS not just blooping out but outright turning off; causing me to lose maybe 45 mins and +/- 10miles twice. TWICE.

Getting to the half way point slightly before Sundown.

....that the other route I wanted to take back instead was also entirely up a mountainside

this was uh

really boring. I had to walk because it was either too steep uphill and then too steep down.

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Wine of the Day: Chehalem Rose of Pinot Noir

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Siduri Winery a destination in Santa Rosa

Even though we love our local wineries here in the Paso Robles area, one of our favorite places to visit are the wineries around the Santa Rosa area. Granted we are not as familiar since it is a 5 hour drive north of us. But luck would have it that we had some time after business for a little wine tasting pleasure.  Laura’s cousin Kristn, who is a sommelier from Rochester NY, recommended that we…