Madera is located in Central California and is just within a couple hours from major landmarks, national parks and beaches. If you live in the Central Valley and have not experienced the National Parks, Yosemite, and Forestiere Underground Gardens, check it out and enjoy the day or days of your excursion. Of course there are other places to visit around California. But if you haven’t visited the natural settings and surroundings where people and tourists come from thousands of miles away, it is never to late to explore and navigate to and through the sites. Take advantage to experience the sites when you have the chance. Enjoy the time with your friends and family and get to know a little more of your back yard.
The picture above is in Yosemite, and nearly an hour and a half away from Fresno or Madera. There are a list of other activities that you can add after spending a couple nights in a cabin in Yosemite and walking/hiking several trails. If you please, don’t forget to add one or two activities within the same areas of our travel if it fits into your schedule. The Blossom Trail is a natural cycle during spring that spreads into several communites in the valley. Another possible activity could be the unique trail in the valley called the Madera Wine Trail.
The Madera Wine Trail consists of family owned wineries and is a place and adventure to add to their 40 mile trail that range from 300 to 1800 feet in elevation. You can download a map, walk into great wineries and taste vintages over decades ago. Many families continue to develop and make wine from old family techniques to new state of the art processes utilizing modern equipment. Many wine makers carry on with their tradition in treating the wine in a special way. Madera is one of the oldest wine regions of California with a wide variety of soil and a wide range of temperature. If you are outside of the city of Madera, you can see a few roads with the wine makers name on them and follow the trail. In addition, a map can be downloaded from the website as well. Every wine is special to the wine makers and extend their friendship through the wine. Usually wineries do not charge for the samples, but please verify to the extent of your sampling. Some wineries also host live entertainment and provide accommodations for larger gatherings. Most of the wine are food friendly and the wine makers provide a one on one attention when you visit the wine tasting. The wineries have a warm and friendly amosphere with national and world distribution.
To read more about the madera wine trail, check out a brochure from the http://www.maderawinetrail.com/winetrailbrochure.htm. Have a safe trip and enjoy your time in Madera! If you need more information of Madera, California please contact me anytime at (559) 975-9048. Happy excursions, Jason Burns
