A day trip to Sugarloaf ridge state park

Tara’s passport was expiring and we had to get it renewed. We could not find appointments anywhere in the bay, and finally got one in Kenwood CA. This meant we had to take a day off and drive down 2 hrs. 

Our appointment was at 11:30 am. We started from home around 8:45 am, drove 2 hrs with a quick restroom break at Danville area.

We reached the post office, completed the application process and was done by 11:30 am. 

We found this restaurant Tips roadside. Loved the ambience, the quirky country style vibe and patio etc. 

The food was amazing. We ordered salad, salmon, soup, a sandwich and Mac and cheese for kids. And Ofcourse a latte and a black coffee. 

After this yummy food, we left to sugarloaf state park. The weather was perfect and it was so green. 

We went into the visitor center, paid for the car and got details on a family friendly trail. We walked up the lower bald mountain trail which looped into the planet hike. This was nice. We walked past a creek etc. after a while, kids got tired, and we also lost our way a bit. 

So we walked back, and drove out. The time was 2 pm. 

We got out of the park and stopped at canyon trail and did the short hike to this beautiful waterfall. If we had more time we would have hanged around here more. I did the hike first and then Sree and kids did this short hike and came back. This was because our car was not parked properly and wanted one of us witn the car. 

Then we drove back the 2 hrs enjoying all the green rolling hills, the vineyards and the mustard color flowers everywhere. 

A beautiful day!