Napa Valley trees and vineyards, Silverado Trail • © 2010 Karen Lynn Ingalls
Napa Valley trees and vineyards, Three Palms Vineyard, Silverado Trail • © 2010 Karen Lynn Ingalls
Frost has kissed some of the vineyards, browning the colors in them a little, and the wind is blowing leaves off the vines. It's curious how one vineyard can be full of leaves in strong color, while another across the road or next door can be nearing leaflessness....
Napa Valley trees and vineyards, Three Palms Vineyard, Silverado Trail • © 2010 Karen Lynn Ingalls
Three Palms Vineyard is one I keep photographing, nearly every year, though I haven't yet painted it. I love the shapes of the palm trees standing, iconic, in the middle of the vines. It helps that the road rises above the vineyard, giving me a good view of lots of color as I stand on the side of the road. There's a little too much traffic and not enough room there to use my stepladder for added height.
Napa Valley trees and vineyards, just off the Silverado Trail • © 2010 Karen Lynn Ingalls
I particularly love discovering little roads and byways I haven't yet explored. This was one of them, just off the trail. Often these little roads don't lead far, blocked by the Palisades, the steep hills rising to the east – or they become ranch roads, private property unless you know the right people and have connections.
Napa Valley trees and vineyards, Silverado Trail • © 2010 Karen Lynn Ingalls
I don't have connections on this road (yet), but it leads just far back enough to take me to some heavenly views. It was a beautiful afternoon.
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