I had such a great weekend visiting my friend in Grass Valley and Nevada City. California has such a variety of little towns to go to and explore. Saturday went kayaking at Lake Valley reservoir. We got up pretty early around 6:30am, but it was worth it! We had the whole place to ourselves. We got to a little beach and had a picnic with salmon, veggie sandwiches, homemade pesto dip and crackers, champagne and white wine. Mmmmmm. After the 20 minute rule, we dove off the rocks into the lake to cool off from the 95-100 degree heat. Perfect day!
My friend lives in this little apt/house behind her mom's. Super cozy, country-style. Outside you can hear the goats and chickens hootin' and hollering. Saturday afternoon we sat on her mom's porch reading and sipping on lemonade, then I found myself in an episode of Planet Earth! A mommy dear and her 2 babies came up the drive looking for food. They hung out for at least 30 minutes.
Nevada City is where my friend grew up and it's super cute! I can't stop saying cute because that's all I can think of to describe it. LIttle cafes, resturants, bed and breakfasts, and shops on little streets of this old coal mining town. It used to be called City of Nevada before the actually state of Nevada took the name, hence they had to change their name to Nevada City. Interesting little fact.
All I know is I'm going back....
