Showing posts with label Marin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marin. Show all posts

Saturday, January 10, 2015

San Francisco Legion of Honor ( Field Trip)



European Art
Love Collections and China.
Best Part? View of Bay!

Fantastic views of the Bay, Golden Gate Bridge, Marin, wonderful waking paths - and, oh yes, did I mention a lovely, lovely museum with a great café

Make sure to visit to the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, next time you visit San Francisco. 


Sunday, January 4, 2015

Winter Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge (Field Trip)

Walked across the span
Fort Point to Marin, then back
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When might my next walk lead to? 

Nothing beats finding time travel portals so close to my own home. . . 
How many folks have started out on the Fort Point end of this golden span,  to travel back to the Panama Pacific Exposition, Civil War or Gold Rush? Not to mention Ohlone times, before the first European foot pressed down on local sands.

Earlier this week we lucked out and managed to find parking at Fort Point, then walked up stairs to cross the bridge. The cold dry air, chock full of ozone, elated us! The bridge loop is about 3.6 miles. Add in the short walk to and up the stairs made the total expedition about 5 miles. A perfect cool, winter's day field trip.

Another way to get parking is head over from the Presidio, another favorite field trip of mine. It's a longer trip, but parking is more available.
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Web Resources
San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge
Fort Point dates back to the Civil War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Point,_San_Francisco