We enjoyed our trip last week up the hill into Daffodil country so much that Carolyn persuaded a group of church members and friends to join us on another expedition this week. After a delightful drive through the hills of Amador County and a stroll through the blossoms on Daffodil Hill, we took a slightly different road back home which led us through the village of Volcano.
Volcano was apparently so named by the miners of the 1849 Gold Rush because they thought the valley was the caldera of a live volcano. Fog rising from some of the lower sections of the valley lent some credence to the idea as did some of the strange rock formations in the area.
But we didn't go there to see a volcano. We went to enjoy lunch at the General Store, as near as we could tell the only place in Volcano to get a bite to eat. Someone told us that the Store, built around 1850 of stone construction, is the oldest continuously operated general store in California. We did find the hamburgers which were cooked on a stone grill in the small dining room delicious. The service was brusque but sensible since there's such a small staff to take care of whoever comes in. Our sandwiches were served on "genuine" plastic gold panning pans.
A trip to Indian Grinding Rock State Park completed our adventure for the day.
We enjoyed our trip last week up the hill into Daffodil country so much that Carolyn persuaded a group of church members and friends to join us on another expedition this week. After a delightful drive through the hills of Amador County and a stroll through the blossoms on Daffodil Hill, we took a slightly different road back home which led us through the village of Volcano.
Volcano was apparently so named by the miners of the 1849 Gold Rush because they thought the valley was the caldera of a live volcano. Fog rising from some of the lower sections of the valley lent some credence to the idea as did some of the strange rock formations in the area.
But we didn't go there to see a volcano. We went to enjoy lunch at the General Store, as near as we could tell the only place in Volcano to get a bite to eat. Someone told us that the Store, built around 1850 of stone construction, is the oldest continuously operated general store in California. We did find the hamburgers which were cooked on a stone grill in the small dining room delicious. The service was brusque but sensible since there's such a small staff to take care of whoever comes in. Our sandwiches were served on "genuine" plastic gold panning pans. 
A trip to Indian Grinding Rock State Park completed our adventure for the day.
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