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This rock climbing wall is one of the many activities found for children at the Davis Farmers Market on Wednedsay evenings.
destinations as well. The restaurant situation has improved tremendously-- Afghan, Thai, Japanese-- you name it, we have it. If you want a wine bar or wine-tasting, again head downtown.
Another nice feature of the Davis summer is the ease of escape. The Amtrak station is one of the most popular downtown venues. Every morning there is a line at the ticket counter, with people waiting to board one of the swift, roomy, and well-appointed Capitals, with plug-in outlets for laptops if you don't want to watch the scenery. There are always bikes on the train platform, whose helmeted riders will leap off the train in Berkeley to ride up University Avenue. We dream of an Eastbound Capital train to Truckee or Soda Springs. Auburn doesn’t qualify as a mountain resort and the cross-country train is too unreliable and poorly scheduled for day trips to the Sierra. This is not an impossible dream. Who could have imagined 20 years ago that there would be 16 swift Capital trains a day leaving Davis for the Bay Area? A few things change for the better.
So much more to mention and so little time— the Fourth of July fireworks, bicycle races, early morning joggers, locally-produced musicals and plays, First Friday art openings and a new baseball stadium in West Sacramento. I haven’t heard of people riding bikes to ball games but I am sure it will be done. The stadium is close by the Davis-Sacramento cycle trail. Summer in Davis is Yolo County’s best-kept secret.
Another nice feature of the Davis summer is the ease of escape. The Amtrak station is one of the most popular downtown venues. Every morning there is a line at the ticket counter, with people waiting to board one of the swift, roomy, and well-appointed Capitals, with plug-in outlets for laptops if you don't want to watch the scenery. There are always bikes on the train platform, whose helmeted riders will leap off the train in Berkeley to ride up University Avenue. We dream of an Eastbound Capital train to Truckee or Soda Springs. Auburn doesn’t qualify as a mountain resort and the cross-country train is too unreliable and poorly scheduled for day trips to the Sierra. This is not an impossible dream. Who could have imagined 20 years ago that there would be 16 swift Capital trains a day leaving Davis for the Bay Area? A few things change for the better.
So much more to mention and so little time— the Fourth of July fireworks, bicycle races, early morning joggers, locally-produced musicals and plays, First Friday art openings and a new baseball stadium in West Sacramento. I haven’t heard of people riding bikes to ball games but I am sure it will be done. The stadium is close by the Davis-Sacramento cycle trail. Summer in Davis is Yolo County’s best-kept secret.