Harley
Owners Group #1665 / Antelope Valley CA Chapter / Ridgecrest Activity
Group
Breakfast at The Apple Shed
and
Wine Tasting at the Souza Family Vineyard
Tehachapi, CA
6 August 2011
Posted: 22 August 2011, 11 PM
Breakfast at The Apple Shed and...
Tuscany in Tehachapi
Souza Family Vineyards
Souza Family Vineyards
Stan Jr. (Mike) is Road Captain
Anne and Bobby spend a lot of time in Las Vegas
with their daughter, Claire, a professional chef
with their daughter, Claire, a professional chef
Stan, Barb, Amy and Scott.
Amy and Scott woke up to a rear flat tire on their bike...
so are driving their cage!
Mike's temporarily out of riding commission...
with shoulder surgery
with shoulder surgery
The roads belong to lots of folks "recreationing"!
Garlock road was a mess of washed sand in places...
from recent flash flooding
from recent flash flooding
Absolutely gorgeous Earth enroute....
Exit HWY 58 at Tehachapi
A gorgeous morning...arriving at The Apple Shed for breakfast
Mike and Stan
The Apple Shed staff get us seated in no time
Bobby and Anne
Stella's very close friend Leslie...both from Tehachapi...
with a couple of decades of tall stories to share
(but they won't "tell all")!
with a couple of decades of tall stories to share
(but they won't "tell all")!
Unfortunately...we forgot to take food pictures...
before most folks chowed down! sigh
before most folks chowed down! sigh
Amy and Judy...being Amy and Judy!...
Some had other obligations after breakfast...
and chose not to continue on to the Souza Family Vineyard
and chose not to continue on to the Souza Family Vineyard
Marty got off duty at 3 AM...
so only got a couple of hours sleep...
before our breakfast ride.
So he rode home after breakfast...
without seeing the Souza Family Vineyard...
which he'll visit on another day
so only got a couple of hours sleep...
before our breakfast ride.
So he rode home after breakfast...
without seeing the Souza Family Vineyard...
which he'll visit on another day
Tehachapi is a model community of historical preservation...
think Linda Rhonstat and "Willing"!...
think Linda Rhonstat and "Willing"!...
Amy and Scott...
West of the town of Tehachapi...
toward Stallion Springs...
find The Souza Family Vineyard
toward Stallion Springs...
find The Souza Family Vineyard
The last leg of our trip is a very well-kept dirt road...
maybe 1/2 mile or so....
maybe 1/2 mile or so....
Barb and Stan are waiting
Plenty of good parking
John and Amy...and Scott's elbow
The shopping is intimate and terrific...
we immediately see items we "need"!
we immediately see items we "need"!
And the staff is terrific too...
and literally treat us as family
and literally treat us as family
The wine tasting is nearby...
right next to the shopping
right next to the shopping
Today's choices for wine tasting on display
$5 gets you a red glass for tasting...but you can't take it home...
$8 gets you a black glass...you can take home
Left-to-right: Barb's elbow, Stan, John,...
David, Pat, Amy...Judy
Guess who?
Bob calls for help...granddaughter?
John...Pat and David relax
Mike, Pat, John and David...
Mike and Stan pre-rode this ride -- good job guys!
Mike and Stan pre-rode this ride -- good job guys!
Judy and Barb relax
...as do Barb and Stan
We'll be back...individually...and as a RAG HOG Group!...