San
Francisco 2004
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A
view of the Golden Gate Bridge just before we walked across it. |
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The
green on this building is from the copper patina that was used in the
architectural detail. Just to the left side, one can see the bottom of
the Trans-America Building. |
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Emmy
and Laurel under one of the gates into Chinatown. |
The
intersection of Haight and Ashbury: Hippie Central in the late sixties.
Now the area is populated by clothing stores, head shops, books, kitsch
coffee shops and the occasional homeless person. |
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A
statue of a sailor (WWII?) at the park on the north side of the Golden
Gate Bridge. He looked very, cold, lonely and determined . |
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Turkeys!
We were on the road to Tennessee Valley Beach and a flock of wild turkeys
just walked by. |
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Emmy
spotted this deer just after we started our walk to Tennessee Valley Beach.
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Tennessee
Valley and Beach |
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Rock
formations at the beach. |
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An
arch near Fisherman’s Pier that framed this WWII ship/floating museum.
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The
welcome sign for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. It still bears the marks
from the two year long American Indian occupation or the island in the
1970’s. |
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Matt
and Laurel on Alcatraz Island, by the National Park sign. |
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Maximum
Security. The Hole... |
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The
San Francisco Skyline from Alcatraz |
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The
Golden Gate Bridge from the deck of the Alcatraz ferry boat |
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The
Rock |
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A fountain in the middle of Ghirardelli Square. |
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| Bronze plaque in the cement near Fisherman's Wharf | |
| A view down the hill on Lombard Street. Very curvy, very steep and very famous. | |