This is our last day of our camping reservation at Rancho Oso TT in the Santa Ynez Valley. I had some maintenance items to take care of prior to departure but procrastinated instead and went for a spin around the valley area. We drove to 154 northbound but turned east just past the dam at Lake Cachuma and wandered around the countryside east of Santa Ynez and Los Olivos. Many really gorgeous estates dot the roadside and it’s easy to see why very rich folks live here. It is gorgeous.
Peggy found her way through this part of the county despite the map reading and interpretation by her husband. After a bit, we arrived back at 154 for a short drive up to Ballard Canyon where we turned south back down this road for the second time in a week. We liked it last time and found we liked it this time, too. There are gorgeous vineyards and tidy horse ranches along the road and the views are great although the road itself is narrow and curvy.
At the south end of Ballard Canyon, we emerged in Buellton, bought diesel and returned through Solvang back to our campground. I finally got after the maintenance stuff I should have done this morning and actually finished before dark. The truck now has a recently cleaned and oiled K&N air filter replacing the factory filter it had, my black and grey tanks are squeaky-clean, our water tank has a good amount in it and some of the trailer stabilizers are collapsed and stowed. We should be able to beat a hasty retreat in the morning on our way to the Paso Robles area.
We shot a couple photos you can see if you click here