Down South Day 2

Got a flat tire descending Pelletreau Ridge to Hyampom. Finally there, visited:
-Merlo Winery
-Hyampom General Store
-Old Garrett Ranch
-Old Hyampom School
-Hyampom Bar & Grill

I think i thoroughly traversed the roads, and i even met up with life-long-resident Van Garrett (i knew him ~30 years ago when i was a [shudder!] county planner), who directed me. But the above is all i could find, tourism-wise. Even the Meredith Family Vineyards, well-known of Hyampom, had no public facility, that i could find.

Waited an hour for the Hyampom Road re-construction to let me thru, then back to Hayfork, good lunch at Casa de Castellanos, where the nice lady assured me the garish exterior coloration will fade with time.


Then to Wildwood, visiting:
-Wildwood Store & Cafe'
-Wildwood Bar

At the bar, the guys inside gave me a seriously hard time about the "Obama Bucks" which must be funding what i'm doing. It was the ONLY impolite or negative response i've had anywhere in the county. (And TEDC told me later the WIRED funding for this effort actually came out of the BUSH administration!)

On to Douglas City, visited:
-Douglas City Store / Trinity River Outfitters
-Timber Lodge Motel

That late-afternoon, i presented what i've done so far to the TEDC Board. They believe that Real Estate is a tourist attraction, so i'll endeavor to add that to the site.