I got a bit scortched on our five-hour hike up Helderberg Mountain today. I prefer to think of it as a stong base tan rather than, as someone described it tonight, “looking like a ripe tomato.”
It was a beautiful hike, made even better by the great meal at Guardian Peak restaurant on a vinyard just below the mountain after the descent. It’s amazing the quality of food and wine you can get here for next to nothing, at least compared to Seattle prices.