Glen Ellen

Ah, Glen Ellen! Glen Ellen will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first place I lived in Sonoma Valley when I first moved there at the tender age of just twenty. It's beautiful, up in the hills on the slopes of Sonoma Mountain, sprinkled with wineries, with a tiny little downtown of old historic buildings. Here are some photos of my recent visit:

The little bridge over the Sonoma Creek downtown...


Jack London Lodge, named for the novelist who called Glen Ellen home, with the Wolf House Restaurant, festooned for the holidays...

A view from the new Glen Ellen Village Market across the street to the little historic building where it used to be, the restored old historic Chauvet Hotel building to the left, and the winery directional signs pointing in almost every direction...


From there I ventured up London Ranch Rd to Benziger Winery, which is on the way to Jack London Park. I love to stop at Benziger, even just to walk the grounds. It's such a beautiful property, and the Benziger family are dedicated farmers and gardeners. They love what they do and it shows. Here's a photo or three...






As mentioned above, Glen Ellen is also where Jack London settled and lived and wrote and is buried on his Beauty Ranch, now Jack London State Historic Park. That's up next...

Aloha!