SUMMER FUN RESOURCE GUIDE June/July 2016 67 COURTESY OF RICHARD SCHMIDT SURF SCHOOL SWEET SURRENDERS SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM 19Nothing says summer like homemade ice cream, which is why we head over to Santa Clara for the original homemade ice cream makers at Mission City Creamery (2905 Park Ave.). Owner Chris Leahy started making ice cream as a hobby nearly 20 years ago, but when his homemade ice cream parties in the family’s back yard grew bigger each year, he decided to open up the party to the entire community. In what resembles a retro soda shop, he still makes small batches of rich, creamy ice cream from scratch, just like he did at home. And while the shop may look retro, flavors include modern ice cream recipes (Chai Tea, Honey Lavender, Salted Caramel) alongside old favorites. Try the award-winning Banana Nut Fudge, made from caramelized bananas, chocolate swirl and walnuts. Get a big scoop atop a waffle cone, between two house-made cookies, or in a sundae with a cherry on top, and savor that luscious summer flavor. Trip Out • Treebones Resort: treebonesresort.com, 877/424-4787 • Pescadero State Beach: parks.ca.gov, 650/726-8819 • Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve: coastsidestateparks.org, 650/726-8819 • Harley Farms Goat Dairy: harleyfarms.com, 650/879-0480 • Pie Ranch: pieranch. org, 650/879-0995 • Duarte’s Tavern: duartestavern.com, 650/879-0464 • Costanoa Lodge: costanoa.com, 650/879- 1100 Push Your Limits • Castle Rock Climbing School castlerockclimbingschool. com, 408/833- 8308 • Shoreline Lake Boat House shorelinelake. com, 650/965-7474 • Richard Schmidt Surf School richardschmidt. com, 831/423-0928 • Seaplane Adventures seaplane.com, 415/332- 4843 Sweet Surrenders • Dandelion Chocolate dandelionchocolate.com, 415/349-0942 • Philz Coffee philzcoffee. com • Blue Bottle Coffee bluebottlecoffee.com • Mission City Creamery missioncitycreamery. com, 408/615-1080 Reward Your Pleasure Centers • Picchetti Winery: picchetti. com, 408/741-1310 • Guglielmo Winery: guglielmowinery.com, 408/779-2145 Indulge Your Inner Child • Silicon Valley Bubble Soccer: svbubblesoccer. com, 408/475-5386 Kick Back In Style • Just Dreaming San Francisco Bay Private Charters justdreamingyacht. com, 415/294- 0681 • Seascape Resort seascaperesort.com, 800/929-7727 • Hakone Estate and Gardens hakone.com, 408/741-4994 • Stevens Creek Trail, City of Cupertino cupertino.org, 408/777- 3120 Feed Your Love of Nature • Webb Ranch webbranchinc. com 650/854- 5417 • Swanton Berry Farms webbranchinc.com • Gizdich Ranch gizdichranch. com, 831/722-1056 • Sierra Azul Nursery sierraazul.com, 831/728- 2532 • Veggielution veggielution. org, 408/916-5515 Drift Off to Other Worlds • Kepler’s Books keplers. com, 650/324-4321 • Books, Inc. booksinc. net, 650/321-0600, Palo Alto; 650/428-1247, Mountain View • Bookshop Santa Cruz bookshopsantacruz.com, 831/423-0900 • San Jose Astronomical Association sjaa.net Brush Up on Art • Djerassi Residents Artists Program djerassi. org, 650/747-1250 • Cantor Arts Center museum.stanford.edu/ view/outdoor_sculpture_ free_tours, 650/723- 4177 End With A Bang • South Lake Tahoe Labor Day Fireworks Extravaganza: tahoesouth.com/events/ labor-day-weekendfireworks extravaganza, 775/588-5900 n 20 PUSH YOUR LIMITS HANG TEN NOW You live in California and never learned to surf? This is the summer to learn the state’s quintessential sport and scratch that off your bucket list forever. Learning is easy and fun with the numerous surfing experts in our very own “Surf City,” Santa Cruz. One of the best surfing schools around is Richard Schmidt Surf School (richardschmidt.com), where since 1978 professional surfer Schmidt and his well-trained instructors will get even the most vertically challenged student up on a surfboard. The bleached blond Schmidt has an uncanny knack for staying firmly attached to his board while simultaneously assisting a wobbly beginner. He’s so certain he and his instructors can help beginners be successful, he created the “Schmidt Guarantee”: students will stand up and ride a wave in a first lesson. Sign up for a private or semi-private lesson, or better yet, experience the school’s weeklong surf camp for adults, August 7–12. PUSH YOUR LIMITS CHALLENGE YOURSELF 21 Sometimes the best way to break free from a rut in life is to stretch way out of your comfort zone and face your fears with an extreme challenge— like climbing straight up a rock wall overlooking the earth below. If just the thought of dangling precariously from a precipice makes your palms sweat, the rock climbing experts at Castle Rock Climbing School (castlerockclimbingschool. com) are ready to help you overcome that fear and guide you up each handhold and foothold of the rock face at Castle Rock State Park. School owner Rick Picar calls Castle Rock an accessible “majestic forest atmosphere,” just 30 minutes away from the heart of Silicon Valley. Each class is customized to meet the needs of individual students, so beginners and more experienced climbers are never grouped together. It’s fun, memorable and a way to prove to yourself that you can conquer life’s most daunting challenges.
South Bay Accent - Jun/Jul 2016
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