DAY 26 — Thursday, Oct 18, 2012
Shortest walk yet: 9.8 miles--feels like a down day. My trek paralleled the 101 to the east as it skirted vineyards and fields of grain. I saw 100s of acres being prepared to grow new vineyards where they hauled in tons of dirt/compost to kickstart Mother Nature in the wine business.
Trucks were busy hauling their harvested grapes and the scarecrow canons were keeping the birds at bay. As I passed the Paso Robles Fetzer winery (their main operation is up north between Ukiah and Healdsburg) it brought to mind that all of that brand was sold in 2011 to the Chilean company, Concha y Toro--a huge transaction. I guess they're still selling wine under the Fetzer brand. The operation here is very high volume!
And signs of Halloween are everywhere!
