Is there anything more
beautiful than a warm summer night on
Skyline? You can drive your date up
Page Mill Road, demonstrating your
driving proficiency. All the switchbanks and tight turns. Trees huddled closely to the road, suggesting an impending accident. Cliffs that fall off into
oblivion. Deer that occasionally jump in front of the car. Signs that read "Caution! Twisty roads next 12 miles!" Reach the very top, turn right and hit the gas, streaking along the ridgeline and enjoying the newfound straightness of road.
Then, the
payoff.
At the observation point about halfway between
Page Mill and
Alice's Restaurant, amongst
Woodside's multi-million dollar mansions and
vineyards, you can pull off the road and see almost the entire
Bay Area from
San Francisco to
San Jose, in a single panoramic view,
lit up like a Christmas tree. The air will be crisp and chilly, wind and
fog streaming over the hillside directly from the
Pacific -- she'll probably ask you for your jacket or sweater. You can stand there for hours, either taking in the view of the cradle of technology and wondering "Will I ever be able to afford a house here?" or alternately "Should I just
kiss her?" ....