Napa Mustard Outing

The weather forecast for 2/6 and 2/7 in Calistoga is Sunny with 60/40 degree and 0% chance of shower so this event is a GO.

I have booked a room with 2 Queen Beds in The Lodge at Calistoga (http://www.thelodgeatcalistoga.com/napa-valley-things-to-do.aspx) aka Clarion Collection Lodge at Calistoga aka the Choice Hotel (it's condusing) $122 (AAA discount with tax). Let me know if you want to share a room with me. You can also share a room with Terr who booked a room at the Calistoga Hot Springs & Spa & Motel (http://calistogaspa.com/) for $162 per nite, 2 beds & kitchenete or you can also look into the Best Western Stevenson Manor Inn (http://www.stevensonmanor.com/) $119 for 2 Double Beds.

However, the travel route need to change a bit.

We will follow the Silveraso Trail for this outing. Please print out a map from this site http://www.silveradot... (http://www.silveradotrail.com/) as a reference. We will meet at the road side entry of Copia 500 First St, Napa (beginning of the trail) as our first stop (Copia is actually closed in 2008 and I am not sure what is in this location now).

Please bring water and some snack food or we can stop by Soda Canyon Store (http://www.sodacanyonstore.com/) (4006 Silverado Trail, Napa, Sunday open from 7:30am to 5:00pm) to pick up something for the lunch because we may not have other place to stop to buy lunch. The store features a delicatessen with meats, gourmet cheeses, fresh homemade salads, hot foods and more! We also feature breakfast items, including bagels, croissants, sandwiches, fresh pastries delivered daily, and our Famous Breakfast Burritos!! They have an espresso bar, a great wine selection, groceries, picnic items, outside patio seating and a beautiful picnic area overlooking our vineyard. We can take a break for wine tasting if the light is not good or people want a short rest.

We will travel all the way on the Silveraso Trail from Napa to Calistoga on Sunday (Sunset 5:38pm). Depends on the time, for people who is staying over night, we can either have a dinner first and then go to my hotel lobby to chat about camera setting, basic photography Q&A or chat first then dinner. It's up to you. Unless someone don't like Italian food, I am suggest the dinner place at Boskos Trattoria (http://www.boskos.com/), daily fresh-made pasta and thin crust pizza baked in a traditional wood-fired oven.

The second day (Monday), we will meet at 8:00am and shoot on highway 29 from Calistoga to Napa. We can stop by Oxbow Public Market (http://www.oxbowpublicmarket.com/index.htm) (610 First St, Napa) for lunch/coffee/chocolates/cupcakes/ice cream (if you haven't been there, it's a nice little place), and then go home from there.

I live in San Jose/Campbell and can pick you up if you live on Peninsula side and stay at the same hotel as I am.

Bring following, if you have any:

• Camera, battery(s), charger and manual
• Lenses
• Memory Cards
• Remote Control
• Tripod
• Hiking shoes, sunglass, sunblock, jacket, hat, gloves (late afternoon and early morning might be cold)

Let me know if you have any questions. Please using Google Map (http://maps.google.com) to map out the distance and the time you will need to travel from your house to the meeting location. I will only wait for 10 mintues unless you give me a call. I will email to all YES with my cell phone number on Friday, 2/4.

Photography Contest http://www.mustardfes... (http://www.mustardfestival.com/photography_contest.html)

The Photo Finish http://www.mustardfes... (http://www.mustardfestival.com/the_photo_finish.html)