http://www.diddit.com/list-lqgvdf/best-of-woodside-california/Today, Woodside is among the wealthiest small towns in the United States. Vacant lots, were any to be found, would sell for over a million dollars. Several well-known people live here, including Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation; Gordon E. Moore, co-founder of Intel and originator of Moore's Law; John Thompson, CEO of Symantec; Neil Young, rock singer, who owns a 1500 acre (6 km²) ranch there; Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar has a house here, but actually lives in Palo Alto; Shirley Temple Black, US ambassador and former child actress; Michelle Pfeiffer, actress, and her husband David E. Kelley, producer; Thomas Siebel, founder of Siebel Systems; Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit, Inc.; John Doerr, venture capitalist; Dr. Carl Djerassi, novelist and member of team that developed the birth control pill; Kenneth Fisher, investor, Forbes columnist, author, and local historian; Susan Dawson, philanthropist; and Joan Baez, folk singer. Woodside is also home to Koko, the gorilla who was taught American Sign Language.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:21:18 +0000http://www.diddit.com/list-lqgvdf/best-of-woodside-california/?utm_term=sgbmkrvGoing on the 4th of July probably spared us almost all bike traffic on the trails. We did about 5 miles of hiking down along El Corte de Madera Creek trail and then back up the Fir Trail. It's mostly quietly and beautifully wooded with a few spots where you can catch a view. We stopped at a very cool Sandstone landmark where erosion has created some odd looking pock-marks in the rock.]]>GaryTue, 07 Jul 2009 01:21:18 +0000http://www.diddit.com/list-lqgvdf/best-of-woodside-california/?utm_term=sgbmkrv