The western span of the Bay Bridge doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. Always in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge, sustaining earthquake damage, and generally being viewed as a mere form of transportation can’t make for an easy life. The Bay Lights changed all that, bringing the bridge to life every night for the last few years. After I learned the lights are coming down temporarily, I decided to post this recent night photo as a way to keep them around.
I was expecting a view of San Francisco from here, but I wasn’t expecting the dramatic layer of fog below me. It really separated the elevations, and completely blocked out the ocean for most of this hike.
Some cities just have a certain style. I bet you recognize this one without me telling you where it is.
San Francisco at the end of a long day, as seen from the top of the Parc 55.
Everyone in this town knows that the middle lane is the fast lane.
I’ve driven through the tunnel on Yerba Buena Island many times, but never stopped to check it out. When I finally did, I learned there really isn’t that much there except a lot of “No Trespassing” signs and abandoned buildings. I did find this vantage point in a precarious spot overlooking the Bay Bridge. It wasn’t easy to hang out there very long, but the view of San Francisco was worth it!
I was in San Francisco recently to cheer on my favorite runner in the Nike Women’s Marathon. I don’t think I’ve ever been in Union Square for sunrise before so I took the opportunity to work on my photography!
…in San Francisco. Probably somewhere by this intersection. I don’t know exactly what it is, but I always love the way the wires for the electric buses criss-cross over the intersections in this city.
The roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is something you must see, assuming you like seeing what vegetation would be living here if the building wasn’t here. It also has a unique automatic ventilation system, and a video camera to provide some security from hoodlums.
A beautiful purple orchid, as seen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco.
