My week in sunny CA was filled with hiking and sailing. Two of my favorite hikes were Shiloh Mountain in Sonoma and of course, I jumped at the opportunity to walk the Dish, which was my regular exercise place when we lived in Menlo Park. Both hikes featured steeps to reach amazing vistas and Heidi and I in crazy workout gear, since we were never fully prepared for any of our many activities. We also saw one of the largest Oaks I’ve ever seen. Sadly, I didn’t think to shoot it with Heidi in it for scale, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. It’s a good thing we kept hiking, because we also kept dining. Since I was visiting friends down the Peninsula, I warned Heidi that I wanted to make a pilgrimage to Applewood Pizza. Marc and I lived in Menlo Park for years and our apartment was dangerously close to Applewood. It’s a strange and wonderful Pizza, sort of halfway in between thick and thin, but not in the it doesn’t know what it is sort of way, rather in the best of both worlds sort of way. I fell in love with their … Continue reading →