Adventures That Cut the Cheese

Okay, seriously, who cut the cheese? Lucky for us, it's some of the North Bay's most fabulous small cheese boutiques, dotting the bucolic autumn landscape from Marin County to Sonoma County. Pair these cheeses with a nearby hike, bike ride, and winery.

Week: 10.06.2015
Regions: Northern CA

Joie de Vella

Hike Bartholomew Park Eat Vella Cheese

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We've got you covered on three of wine country's most important ingredients for an amazing day: wine, cheese, and a hike. Not in that order though. Start with the cheese. Sonoma's Vella Cheese has been making all-natural goodness since 1931. All the milk in their award-winning ch
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Coastal Walks of Monterey

Take a Walk on the Coast of Monterey

Taking a walk has proven health benefits. And taking a walk along the coast of Monterey County—well, that will add years to your life … and life to your years! Here are a few to keep you glowing through the fall. Carmel-by-the-Sea's Moveable Feast: Maybe you've walked the cobbles
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Naturally Nicasio

Cycle from Nicasio to Marshall

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Driving through rural West Marin County is one thing. But cycling it ... well, that's where you get that "isn’t it great to live in the Bay Area" feeling. This 40-mile road ride takes in some of the best of Marin: rolling bucolic hills, sprawling farms, sparkling blue Tomales Bay
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Bohemian Laguna

Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation and Bohemian Creamery

The cheeky logo for Bohemian Creamery kinda says it all: goats driving an old VW Beetle, with a surfboard in the back. Don't you want to try that cheese! Bohemian Creamery is as likeable as its logo: a small family-owned and operated cheesemaker in the outskirts of Sebastopol in
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    Located where Redding’s famous Sundial Bridge overlooks the Sacramento River, Turtle Bay Exploration Park is 300 acres of gardens, a museum and playground, aquarium, and unforgettable up-close animal encounters!

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