Witnessing California's snowy anomaly : Mission Peak

        Well, well, well ... that's surprising ... Snow storm, that too in the Bay ? In 2023, we witnessed an unusual climatic changeover in which a major winter storm affected the central and bay areas with weather changes that had not been seen in California for a long time. The high peaks were all covered in snow, with unexpected rain, strong gusts of wind, and hail storms. I really wanted to see this rare snow, so I opted to go to Mission Peak, the closest but most difficult hike where we could see the snow. Difficult ? Few may ask; but let me rephrase it by saying ... "Difficult for me".

A little place called Napa

         Traveling to me is like food to my soul that calms my mind and relieves my stress! It's been a while since I actually went out, so this year I so want to make up for the lost time. I started my year by visiting this small little town, called Napa, famous for it's aesthetic and age old vineyards which offer vine tasting and vine tours to it's guests. This was a last minute plan for us, with zero planning and hence, we couldn't get reservations last minute to the vineyards we wanted; but ended up reserving vine tasting at "Beringer Vineyards".  Continue reading if you plan to have a budget friendly trip, for a day visiting Napa.