When comparing day 2 to day 3 there wasn't much adventure.  The daytime adventure came in the route and my safety...and these two things seemed very difficult today.

I jumped on mapmyrun.com and routed out the best way towards Vallejo and Fairfield off of hwy 37.  That hwy was just not safe to run on.  I routed my pathway North as I ate my calorie packed oatmeal and fruit breakfast and was on my way.

Andrew and I jumped in the car and we drove to Skags Island Rd where I ended my run yesterday.  We learned within the first two mins that this was not a through road.  Apprently it was the route through an old naval base that was being demolished.  They weren't letting anyone through.  That info wasn't on the map...

So we got in the car and headed to a more northern road that looked like it would meet up where the intended route was.  The area I ran through all morning was Napa Valley wine country :)  Here are some shots:
  Our first major road bump came in the form of a quarter mile long bridge on the hwy that was extremely busy with cars flying by at 60+ mph. There simply wasn’t enough room for me to run across safely.  After a mid-day break, discussion, and a brief chat with a highway patrol officer we decided I should run up to the start of the bridge, have a car pick me up and drive me to the other side, where I would get out and continue running. Andrew drove the Toyota and Brian slowly drove behind on the median strip to alert cars that a runner was ahead

To make this part of the run feel very official and organized, we busted out the awesome walkie talkies that a boot camper organized for me.  This helped ease Andrew's anxiety of me being on such a dangerous road and they were quite efficient for staying in close touch.  If he could hear me, than he knew I was okay!

 

The last 6 miles of my day was on a railroad track, It was still in use but was a much safer route than the road that I was initially planned to run on.  As I crossed on to the tracks I could feel the vibrations of a train coming down the tracks, I was right on the money so I hid behind the bushes so the conductor couldn't see me :) Hehe, sneaky runner.

To end out the day, I had been in touch with a Napa winery that had sent me a tag on Twitter!  We looked up their location as they offered us to come visit while we were in the area.  Huuuuum, a personal tour or a beautiful, family owned vineyard...yeah tough decision right?!?!  So we got in the car and RV and headed north for 30 mins until we arrived at Whitehall Lane Vineyards. 

Love the updates and photos! Keep it up!

Hi Ashley,

I saw you on local (SF) TV and am following your adventure as well as that of Jonathon Stalls' cross country walk DE to CA(SF) http://www.kivawalk.com/ and 12 year old Zach Bonner' walk FL to CA (LA) http://www.aolnews.com/philanthropy/article/zach-bonner-begins-2500-mile-walk/962344.

Good luck to all of you fabulous young people.

OMG, I wish your photographer was there to get a picture of you hiding behind the bushes!

My hubby and I are big wine people and head up to Napa often. I'm going to have to hit up Whitehall next time we go up. They sound like great people.

Hi Ashley,
I am part of the Whitehall Lane family and am so sorry I didn't have the opportunity to meet you two. Best of luck to you on this journey. I will keep up with your progress as you are a true inspiration to us all.
Bless you, Katie Leonardini