The Ryde Trading Company is a special gallery. Owners Norman and Diana Shaw create high quality gemstone jewelry at surprisingly reasonable prices. The gallery also displays 40 of my original paintings of a wide array of California land and seascapes as well as many beautiful photographs of Delta scenes printed on canvas by renowned photographer Michael Pieretti.
The Gallery is located in Ryde, California on the Sacramento River near the historic Ryde Hotel, known for its fine dining and Sunday brunch. Nearby Walnut Grove, and the old Chinese village of Locke provide additional interest. Sunday brunch is also served at the luxurious Grand Island Mansion a few miles away, once famous as a meeting place for Hollywood stars and Presidents. Both the Ryde Hotel and the Grand Island Mansion have docks for visitors coming by boat.
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta covers over 1100 square miles, and includes over 700 miles of waterways and 1000 miles of levees, a special part of California.
The Ryde Trading Company Gallery is reached by taking scenic Highway 160 from Antioch to the intersection of Highways 160 and 220 in Ryde (about 35 minutes). For those heading for the Sierra, Highway 160 offers a pleasant, traffic-free ride to Sacramento where one can connect with I-80 or Highway 50. See map here.
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