I’ll be spending the day hiking here:

The photo is a 2009 picture I took from the same trail. New photos to come after the hike!

Tags: hiking, hiking trail, north bay, San Francisco

Today’s photo is of the well-known San Francisco bar named Savoy Tivoli that’s located on Grant Street in North Beach. What a beautiful building!

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It’s been unusually sunny and warm here in San Francisco this week. It’s only in the high eighties but that’s close to record-breaking heat here for this time of year. Although I’m from Arizona, I’ve adjusted to the cooler temps in San Francisco and have to admit that it’s hard for me to take an interest in doing much of anything while it’s so hot here. I feel like eating popsicles and being lazy.

However, yesterday, I found the perfect activity for this kind of weather. Every time it gets warm here I wish that I owned a boat. Thinking about that I remembered the Rocketboat. It’s touted as “the fastest boat on the bay” and a real adventure ride for tourists. It’s a new thing that’s only been here maybe a year or so and I hadn’t been on it yet. Despite the fact that a lot of tourist stuff here is cheesy, I like to do it all at least once to get the experience of it. So, I decided to go on Rocketboat.

It was totally worth it! It’s a speedboat built for a big crowd of people.  It speeds out into the bay, beneath the Bay Bridge, and skids around a bit to make some waves and splash the riders. Silly fun. The weather was ideal – it wasn’t cold at all out on the water but there was a nice breeze on the fast boat. The skies were clear so I got to see stunning views of the city’s skyline and the two bridges. Beautiful.

I love living in a city where I can wake up in the morning and decide to do something like ride the Rocketboat!

Tags: boat rides san francisco, rocketboat, San Francisco, san francisco attractions

When I learned that there’s a peak in San Francisco where a huge concrete cross towers over the city, I had to go check it out. It’s not that I’m particularly interested in the cross itself but was curious about how I’d never heard it existed. It’s on Mt. Davidson … interesting place.

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Today’s picture was actually taken by my sister using my camera. We went to check out the ruins of the Sutro Baths. I’ve photographed them before but my sister had an interesting twist on them. Whereas I primarily focused on the ruins, she focused on the ocean beyond the ruins and got only a bit of the ruins in the picture. I like it. Do you?

Tags: grey, images, ocean, Photos, pictures, San Francisco, sutro baths, water

The last Friday of every month is Critical Mass in San Francisco. This is when hundreds of bicyclists take over the city streets for hours. I’m not a bicyclist and I’m not much of an activist of any kind but I’m intrigued by this event and feel supportive of it. Most months, it passes outside of my window. That’s what happened a few days ago and I captured this picture of that event:

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Yesterday’s photo was actually of Coit Tower here in San Francisco. Today’s photo was taken the same day but it’s of the view from Coit Tower. This is looking East towards the Ferry building. I like the way the tree leaves frame the top of the picture.

Note: This is blog is more than just a photo blog. Normal posts resume August 1st.

Tags: coit tower, ferry building, Photos, San Francisco, skyline, view

I live fairly close to Coit Tower in San Francisco. It’s a tough hike up a steep hill to get up there but once you do get there, you get a great view of the city. You also get to see a statue of Christopher Columbus although I have no idea why they decided to put a statue of him up there. I love the way he’s juxtaposed with the tower in this photo.

Note: This is blog is more than just a photo blog. Normal posts resume August 1st.

Tags: christopher columbus, coit tower, photo, pictures, San Francisco

I always love sitting at the ocean at that spot where the waves crash along the shore. I particularly love when it’s rocky and the waves slam against the rocks. This photo is at Baker Beach in San Francisco which offers a little bit of the chance to experience that although there are definitely some better areas around here to capture that smacking of the waves. Instead, this is a good spot to watch the water creep up between the rocks.

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There is a Flower Mart in San Francisco. It’s a series of stores inside of warehouses where you can go to buy flowers as a wholesaler. You can also go if you’re not a wholesaler and I had a nice time wandering around there recently to soak in the scent and sight of different flowers.

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