Halloween Town

Half Moon Bay is about as close to Halloween Town as you can get in California, and I spent the weekend there, hiking beneath the redwoods on the Purisima Creek trail and strolling through misty pumpkin patches.

My heart actually started pounding as I unwrapped that first (but not last) burrito. And it was all I could do to keep from skipping through the local Target's Halloween "Bootique." Drinking water from the tap is nice too, along with water pressure and 24-hour electricity. But what moves me the most is just watching the fog roll over the green hillsides.

It's good to be home.