road trip: good coffee in chico

Our first day in Chico had us up fairly early, luckily we found (ahem, I found) a nifty coffee stop in downtown. Stoble Coffee had that hipster coffee vibe that many California college towns have. Not a bad thing at all, but sometimes they do tend to look more alike than not. (Methinks it's the Scout Coffee Co influence, but I'm probably biased.) 

We ordered our eats, breakfast sandwich for me (yum!) and house made yogurt  for the fella. The yogurt was good, but he thought it was gamey, so maybe it was made with goat's milk? Either way, it was all right dandy and delicious, and we were ready to start our day! 

Downtown Chico is close to the college campus so it full of eateries and nifty shops. For now though, it's time to head out to Lower Bidwell park, to check out the creek fed pool and do a morning bike ride. 
 

road trip: tiny town leg stretch

 

flowers on the side of the road and fancy toast

We left before the sun was fully up to head out to Chico for a few days of exploration. Leg stretches are a good thing when you're on the road. Leg stretches with added wildflowers are even better. Lovely little fiddlenecks dressed in morning dew always make me smile. 

As always (how did I gt so lucky?) the fella waited patiently while I took far too many photos of wee yellow wildflowers, after which we did a tick check, because tall grass and deer. No ticks, phew! ! 

Our first stop was a mid- breakfast bite at Good Day Lucille in Modesto. I found its niftiness online and it did not disappoint. The staff was super sweet and friendly, and you could tell they had a crew that enjoyed each other and the locals. 

My breakfast toast may not look like much, but I kept thinking about it all week, it was THAT good! Locally made bread with mascarpone, homemade strawberry jam, and a granola sprinkle. SO GOOD! 

 

bins score and gingerbread

with sour cream icing...er...glop

two bucks! 

 

the march bed

 

another wee garden bouquet

happy birthday, mamos