Napa "Gourmet" Snake Run 9/6 & 7

[chef kent]

9/7/03
Meet at Gordon's Cafe on Washington St. at Madison in Yountville between 9 and 10 AM. There is a gas station across the street.
We will depart for our first leg of the trip at 11 AM.

Take Madison east to Yount, left to Yountville Crossroad. East to end, Silverado Trail. Turn left and take Silverado Trail North 5.7 miles to Sage Canyon Rd (128E). Rurn right. Follow around Lake Hennesay for 4.2 miles to Chiles Pope Valley Rd. turn left.

Follow Chiles Pope Valley for about 13 miles. You will come to a Y in the road, there is a service station there that has a great Rattlesnake collection in a bathtub in the garage. Ask to see it! Turn left onto Howell Mountain Rd. Follow that for about 4.5 winding miles. You will come to College Ave in Angwin. There is a Chevron station in town if you need gas. Howell Mountain Rd. becomes Deer Park Rd. Continue to Silverado Trail, about 6.3 miles. Turn right onto Silverado Trail toward Calistoga.

Take Silverado Trail for about 8 miles to the town of Calistoga. At 5.4 miles on your left is the famous Three Palms Vineyard that Duckhorn Vineyards bottles. As we roar through Calistoga we will set off alarms right and left!!

At junction 128/Hwy 29 turn left toward Napa onto Hwy 29. There is a Union 76 station on the corner.

We will follow Hwy 29 for about 9 miles. You will pass Greystone, The Culinary Institute of America, on your right followed by Berringer and the town of St. Helena. There is an Exxon station on the left. Less than one mile ahead on the right is our lunch destination, Taylor's Refresher. Bring an appetite!!

After lunch we will travel south on Hwy 29 about 10 miles to Redwood Rd. Turn right and travel about 4 to 5 miles to Mt. Veeder Rd and turn right. This is a great road through about 11 miles of Redwoods. At Oakville Grade we will turn right and come into one of the best views of the valley anywhere. Back to Hwy 29. Turn right and follow into Yountville. If you want, stop at Compadres for live music and something cool to drink.

We hope to see lots of Presidents and Co-pilots for a leisurely ride through the beautiful wine country! See you in Yountville.

Kent and DJ

Let us know if you are joining in the dinner at Hurley's on Saturday night at 7 PM.

[LETSRCE]

Which part of this are the directions to Gordon's cafe?

[Tony Ripepi]

Hi Kent and DJ,

Totally pumped up for this trip...the girls are in school at their apartments and attending classes.

Now, some time for fun for Dad....

Tony R.

[sambrozy]

I was told that some are planning on a one day trip. Which day and where are we meeting? Do we register...? Stan

[Tony Ripepi]

Stan,,,

You just signed up for you and Renee...It worked out that it was almost impossible to get one night reservations in Yountville during "The Crush" so it has become a one day trip.

Leaving from the Danville area it looks to be about a 1 hour drive from the gas station Kent has identified as the starting point, then follow the happy trail of good food on the route Kent and DJ have identified.

Other participants, are Larry Davi, Steve Samuals, Dave Dodge, Mike Martini, Joe Cloutier...

And anybody else that confirms at this thread and we look for on Sunday Morning......

Tony R.

[Tony Ripepi]

Hello All,

12 Cobras......
23 good friends.......
Great Food........
Sunshine........

160 miles of curves and smiles in our Cars cruising around beautiful views in NAPA Valley.

Thanks to DJ and Kent for a Great Day !!!!!!!!!

Tony R.

[Randy Rosenberg]

Any pics???

[Tony Ripepi]

Hi Randy,,,

Joe and Jackie Kennedy were taking all kinds of pictures..

Mike Q's car collection

The Rattle Snake Stop

Taylors Refresher Lunch ETC. ETC.

I'm sure Joe will post some of them.

TR

[LETSRCE]

Kent & DJ, thank you for arranging the hotel and for a great dinner/wine class Saturday night. As well Sundays great time.

Joey & Tracy

[fitzroyk]

Denise and I had a great leisurely tour of The Napa Valley. Meet two new friends, enjoyed OLD friends, absorbed great weather, food and roads. Talk about wind in your face, it doesn't get any better. Rattle snake in a bath tub and skeleton collection hanging from the ceiling -- interesting!!?
DJ and Kent, Thanks for sharing.
Fitz

[Tony Ripepi]

Hey JKOBRA,


Any pics ????

TR