FRIDAY - If you were thinking our visit to Samuel P Taylor State Park ended quite abruptly after just 2-days, you'd be right!
After previously spending a week under the trees in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park our solar batteries had been depleted down to just a 40% SOC (State Of Charge). Arriving in Samuel P Taylor State Park the tree coverage was even denser and after 2 more days of recieving absolutely no solar charging we were down to just 29% SOC.
Our 900-amp/hours of lithium batteries can be safely discharged down to 20% SOC before risking any permanent damage. Which means, that if we spent one more day there we'd have to shut down our batteries and lose power to our refrigerator/freezer, heater, lights and just about everything else.
So it was an easy decision, we need to move to somewhere nearby out in the sun to charge our batteries, or somewhere that we can plug into electricity.
Olema Campground, just 6-miles down the street, was a perfect fit with water/electric/sewer hookups at a "reasonable for California" price of just $77 a night, more than double the $33 non-electic site we had back in the state park.
We signed up for 5-nights here and had our batteries charged back to 100% by the time we woke up the next morning.
We did have to cancel/postpone our morning sightseeing plans in San Francisco, but fortunately we were able to keep our $200 non-refundable afternoon plans for a boat trip out to:
ALCATRAZ ISLAND "BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR"
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We left our new campsite and headed south over the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco.
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The bridge collects a $10 (standard vehicle) toll, but only when headed south. It would have been a $30 toll if we were towing THE POD.
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At Pier 33 is where the Alcatraz ferry departs. There is also a model of the island there.
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We were soon on the water with a gloomy view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Alcatraz Island was looking very spooky with all the dark clouds in the sky.
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Alcatraz was last used as a prison in 1963, then in 1969 members of the "Indians of All Tribes" peacefully occupied the island for 19-months.
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The island had been abandonded for 6-years and the "Indigenous People" were rightfully trying to reclaim it as reservation land. The occupation ended peacefully.
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In 1973 the island became part of the National Park Service and the graffiti was left in place. In fact in 2019, on the 50th Anniversary, the water tower had to be refurbished and the NPS asked for the help of the local tribe to assist in saving/repainting the graffiti.
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If you could forget you were in prison, that wouldn't be a bad view.
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This is part of the "Behind the Scenes" tour where the public is not allowed.
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A promo from the 1979 movie "Escape from Alcatraz" with Clint Eastwood was donated to NPS.
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This prop is from the 1996 movie "The Rock" with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage.
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This industial sized cloths dryer was in the room with the props (also Behind the Scenes).
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Only one of the washing machines was left behind.
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I guess someone tried to take this one with them when they left?
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A shortcut we took between two levels of the climb up to the cell blocks.
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The top of the still functioning lighthouse.
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Those are not fake seagulls on the balcony rail, you can tell by all the white stuff.
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You are never alone on this island, there are always several seagulls watching you.
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Only one more level and we'll be at the top of the rock and the cell blocks.
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It looks like they are doing all they can to keep this place from falling down.
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Many jails and prisons have chaplains, which are able to offer religious programs for inmates.
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Here one of the inmates painted what he was able to see from the top of the rock. A series of paintings of the San Francisco skyline and horizon.
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More of the occupation Indian graffiti that was preserved on the chaplain's walls.
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Finally, here's a view of the cell blocks.
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A typical cell on one of the minimum security cell blocks.
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Behind these doors were the Solitary Confinement cells.
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Am I wrong or do these look larger than the standard cells?
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It's 6:30PM now and time to get back down to the dock and catch the 6:55PM ferry back.
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Looks like we are going to have a wet ride back to the mainland.
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It takes 4 sets of long switchbacks to go from the top to the bottom of the island.
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There has to be rain in order the have a rainbow. Yep, we're gonna get wet for sure.
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Use Apple Maps to navigate across the Golden Gate Bridge, you'll get some pretty cool graphics.
SUNDAY - Today we've got plans to visit the Muir Woods National Monument.
We've already purchased the mandatory $30 prepaid parking (medium sized slot for ROVER) and if the weather holds we might even get the chance to take a short hike that begins at the Visitor Center.
We've got more than 20-miles of CA-1 driving to do before we reach the Visitor Center. If this rain doesn't let up we won't be doing any hiking in these mid-50°F temperatures with mildly gusty winds.
Tricia and I both have had head colds with stuffy noses for the last three days. I'm sure further wet/cold exposure won't help that situation improve at all.
Long story short, our Muir Woods National Monument visit consisted of checking out the parking lot, the bathrooms and the Visitor Center. No hiking for the TWO PEAS today!
Our other sightseeing opportunity doesn't involve any long-term, outdoor time away from the relative comfort of the heated truck interior. So we're off to our next destination (technically we were already there).
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area consists of 82,116-acres, most all the public land both north and south of the San Francisco Bay. It is the second-most visited unit of the National Park system (ranking only under the Blue Ridge Parkway), with more than 15.6 million visitors annually. That attendance is partly thanks to attractions like Muir Woods National Monument, Alcatraz Island, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Presidio of San Francisco.
We are going to visit just a small section of it just northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge today. This entire area is better known as the Marin Headlands.
GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
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In order to access this region of the National Rec Area from the east you'll have to travel through this short one-lane tunnel where bicyclists have the right of way.
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I said it was short, but did I mention it was narrow too?
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This skeleton of an adult Blue Whale is on display along the roadside.
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It is outlined with landscape edging to show the true size of the whale.
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It looks like this sandbar goes under water when the surf is at high tide.
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Which creates this temporarily landlocked elongated lake.
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Our next stop was at The Marine Mammal Center, a hospital/rescue center which services 600-miles of the California coast and occasionally houses Hawaiian Monk Seals.
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This malnourished elephant seal pup was rescued and will be released as soon as he's well and can prove he's capable of feeding himself in the wild.
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He certainly had a lot to say about lunch being served late today.
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Our real reason for the visit today was to get additional shots of the Golden Gate Bridge from the northwest side of the bridge.
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There were three designated photo spots along the road with parking.
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This third stop was by far the best angle to take our photos, but it came with a short walk.
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Being this close to Alcatraz, Tricia didn't want to risk getting caught "out of bounds" like the people seen further down on that flat spot on the cliff.
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Too bad it's such a gloomy day out.
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Downtown San Francisco, where you'll find Fisherman's Wharf and the Sea Lions of Pier 39, the Presidio of San Francisco, Lombard Street and Chinatown (to name a few).
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Southwest of the bridge is where you'll find the residential areas of San Francisco.
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Also at this stop is the 19th-century concrete Battery Spencer, part of Fort Baker.
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With the improvement in the weather predicted, we may be able to further explore downtown.
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There were quite a few sailboats out on the water surrounding Angel Island today.
MONDAY - Good news! The Big Bus Tour Company was able to change our unused tickets from Saturday to today, and with the improved weather forecast we are heading into downtown San Francisco early this morning.
The decision to do so comes with the knowledge that it's more than a solid hour drive to get downtown from our campsite, then it's anywhere from $20 to $40 to park for the day and after you've spent all your money and energy, you've got an hour long drive to get back to where your bed awaits.
Let's just say, if the Big Bus Company hadn't honored our $132 unused tickets we probably would have skipped our drive back into downtown.
FROM THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
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We saw these brightly painted seals all around the harbor today, so you will too. Anyway, it's time to start our complete loop of the 2-1/2 hour Big Bus Tour route.
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Looking at these buildings it's hard to believe 80% of the town either crumbled or burned during the 7.9-magnitude early morning eathquake on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.
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It not unusual for 3 to 4 weddings to take place each Saturday in that church back there.
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It's hard to take photos in this town without overhead electric cables in them.
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That's the 48-story Transamerica Pyramid building you looking at, completed in 1972.
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Several of the downtown building have intricate murals painted on them.
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Well we made it to the entrance of Chinatown. We'll have to get off here and eat lunch on our second loop around town.
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I find the architecture here in San Francisco to be visually appealing.
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There's so much detail built in even though it's not necessary.
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This is the backside of the San Francisco Ferry Builing with it's stonelike statue.
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When you get closer, you realize it's not made of stone afterall.
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The city busses and streetcars both run off the overhead power lines found all over town. That car with the funny roof ornament is an autonomous (driverless) robotaxi.
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More stunning architecture to look at with the rounded corners.
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No space is wasted if there's a chance to display artwork.
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That cable car ride looks like fun. We may just have to try that!
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A night in the Golden Gate Hotel will only cost you between $104 and $140 per night. The catch is you have to share the bathroom down the hall with the other guests.
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The very ornate Orpheum Theatre offers Broadway type productions here in San Francisco.
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The Asian Art Museum houses the most comprehensive Asian art collection in the world.
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Another of the brightly painted murals of downtown.
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There are tours available of the San Francisco City Hall building, we didn't go.
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This is NOT one of the famous "Painted Ladies", but still beautiful none the less.
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The best feature of these homes is that they each have private offstreet parking.
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This one appears to be in the middle of a restoration.
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Here we are entering the famed Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco, the historic epicenter of the 1960s hippie counterculture.
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This whole section seemed to have a laid back atmosphere.
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Jimi Hendrix once lived in this house, with Janis Joplin living right across the street.
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Still a pertinent message 60-years later.
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The gold building on the left is a college just for Circus Performers.
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That is not an Airstream parked just outside of Golden Gate Park...
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...but it is a 1970s era Avion aluminum camper.
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That's one way to make sure no one goes missing.
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Yes, one of the stops on the Big Bus tour is at the Vista View on the north side.
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It looks like there is a huge crusie ship in town today.
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That rounded dome building up ahead is the Palace of Fine Arts.
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A poor photo of Lomard Street, the crookedest street in San Francisco.
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We're back in Chinatown, this time on foot in search of lunch.
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There are so many choices, we'll have to rely on Google to select a restaurant for us.
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One of the colorful alleyways here in Chinatown.
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I'll bet this place comes alive after dark.
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My modest lunch, authentic Shrimp/Chive/Egg Soup Dumplings.
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Tricia's lunch, Organic Chicken Pot Stickers (note: 2 of them already gone). We did earlier share a Clam Chowder Bread Bowl before we got on the bus this time around.
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We now have a choice to make, walk two blocks back to the bus stop and get on, or... walk six blocks through Chinatown to the cable car depot.
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We decided to walk six blocks (slighly uphill) to the cable car depot.
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It was a very colorful walk through Chinatown...
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...only now the slightly uphill walk has now turned into a full blown uphill climb.
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Including a walk through an underground traffic tunnel.
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This is one of the "Hearts in San Francisco" art pieces that are created, publicly outdoor displayed and then auctioned off to benefit the only public hospital in town, the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). This has been a 20-year tradition.
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We've got to be getting close to the cable car depot now!
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I've got my tickets, now let's ride!
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Glad I'm not walking up that incline!
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Tricia got off the cable car and went in search of the nearby Ghirardelli Store. I on the other hand started my half mile walk back to where ROVER is parked.
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Tricia seems to have had a good time hanging around Ghirardelli Square and purchasing some of their delicious chocolates.
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Alcatraz doesn't appear to be all that far from Fisherman's Wharf at this angle.
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A row of quaint little fishing boats all lined up at Fisherman's Wharf.
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Here's another one of those colorful seals.
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We thought briefly about riding the Sky Wheel, but at $19 each we passed.
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I told you they were all over the place.
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This is the last one, I promise, and probably our favorite!
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There's another one of those driverless robotaxis in front of us, they're everywhere!
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That's Crissy Field and the Golden Gate Beach.
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They built the Golden Gate Bridge right above the Fort Point civil war fortress.
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These are too nice, they must have been the officers quarters of Fort Point.
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One last view from the southeast corner of the Golden Gate Bridge...
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...and a view from the southwest corner too.
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We are both tired and still have an hour drive to get back to THE POD.
TUESDAY - We are wrapping up our visit to the San Francisco area today by taking the day off.
That's if you can call it a "day off" if I've got to wade through all of yesterdays 266 photos and videos to select the ones to share with everyone, then write some witty photo captions and painstakingly insert explanations into the videos.
We both will have plenty of time to recover at our next stop, four days with nothing planned but one short hike and watching the surf roll in.
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We left our new campsite and headed south over the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco.
The bridge collects a $10 (standard vehicle) toll, but only when headed south.
At Pier 33 is where the Alcatraz ferry departs. There is also a model of the island there.
We were soon on the water with a gloomy view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Alcatraz Island was looking very spooky with all the dark clouds in the sky.
Alcatraz was last used as a prison in 1963, then in 1969
The island had been abandonded for 6-years and the "Indigenous People" were
In 1973 the island became part of the National Park Service and the graffiti was left in place.
If you could forget you were in prison, that wouldn't be a bad view.
This is part of the "Behind the Scenes" tour where the public is not allowed.
A promo from the 1979 movie "Escape from Alcatraz" with Clint Eastwood was donated to NPS.
This prop is from the 1996 movie "The Rock" with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage.
This industial sized cloths dryer was in the room with the props (also Behind the Scenes).
Only one of the washing machines was left behind.
I guess someone tried to take this one with them when they left?
A shortcut we took between two levels of the climb up to the cell blocks.
The top of the still functioning lighthouse.
Those are not fake seagulls on the balcony rail, you can tell by all the white stuff.
You are never alone on this island, there are always several seagulls watching you.
Only one more level and we'll be at the top of the rock and the cell blocks.
It looks like they are doing all they can to keep this place from falling down.
Many jails and prisons have chaplains, which are able to offer religious programs for inmates.
Here one of the inmates painted what he was able to see from the top of the rock.
More of the occupation Indian graffiti that was preserved on the chaplain's walls.
Finally, here's a view of the cell blocks.
A typical cell on one of the minimum security cell blocks.
Behind these doors were the Solitary Confinement cells.
Am I wrong or do these look larger than the standard cells?
It's 6:30PM now and time to get back down to the dock and catch the 6:55PM ferry back.
Looks like we are going to have a wet ride back to the mainland.
It takes 4 sets of long switchbacks to go from the top to the bottom of the island.
There has to be rain in order the have a rainbow. Yep, we're gonna get wet for sure.
In order to access this region of the National Rec Area from the east
I said it was short, but did I mention it was narrow too?
This skeleton of an adult Blue Whale is on display along the roadside.
It is outlined with landscape edging to show the true size of the whale.
It looks like this sandbar goes under water when the surf is at high tide.
Which creates this temporarily landlocked elongated lake.
Our next stop was at The Marine Mammal Center, a hospital/rescue center which services
This malnourished elephant seal pup was rescued and will be released as soon as he's well
Our real reason for the visit today was to get additional shots
There were three designated photo spots along the road with parking.
This third stop was by far the best angle to take our photos, but it came with a short walk.
Being this close to Alcatraz, Tricia didn't want to risk getting caught "out of bounds"
Too bad it's such a gloomy day out.
Downtown San Francisco, where you'll find Fisherman's Wharf and the Sea Lions of Pier 39,
Southwest of the bridge is where you'll find the residential areas of San Francisco.
Also at this stop is the 19th-century concrete Battery Spencer, part of Fort Baker.
With the improvement in the weather predicted, we may be able to further explore downtown.
There were quite a few sailboats out on the water surrounding Angel Island today.
We saw these brightly painted seals all around the harbor today, so you will too.
Looking at these buildings it's hard to believe 80% of the town either crumbled or burned
It not unusual for 3 to 4 weddings to take place each Saturday in that church back there.
It's hard to take photos in this town without overhead electric cables in them.
That's the 48-story Transamerica Pyramid building you looking at, completed in 1972.
Several of the downtown building have intricate murals painted on them.
Well we made it to the entrance of Chinatown.
I find the architecture here in San Francisco to be visually appealing.
There's so much detail built in even though it's not necessary.
This is the backside of the San Francisco Ferry Builing with it's stonelike statue.
When you get closer, you realize it's not made of stone afterall.
The city busses and streetcars both run off the overhead power lines found all over town.
More stunning architecture to look at with the rounded corners.
No space is wasted if there's a chance to display artwork.
That cable car ride looks like fun. We may just have to try that!
A night in the Golden Gate Hotel will only cost you between $104 and $140 per night.
The very ornate Orpheum Theatre offers Broadway type productions here in San Francisco.
The Asian Art Museum houses the most comprehensive Asian art collection in the world.
Another of the brightly painted murals of downtown.
There are tours available of the San Francisco City Hall building, we didn't go.
This is NOT one of the famous "Painted Ladies", but still beautiful none the less.
The best feature of these homes is that they each have private offstreet parking.
This one appears to be in the middle of a restoration.
Here we are entering the famed Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco,
This whole section seemed to have a laid back atmosphere.
Jimi Hendrix once lived in this house, with Janis Joplin living right across the street.
Still a pertinent message 60-years later.
The gold building on the left is a college just for Circus Performers.
That is not an Airstream parked just outside of Golden Gate Park...
...but it is a 1970s era Avion aluminum camper.
That's one way to make sure no one goes missing.
Yes, one of the stops on the Big Bus tour is at the Vista View on the north side.
It looks like there is a huge crusie ship in town today.
That rounded dome building up ahead is the Palace of Fine Arts.
A poor photo of Lomard Street, the crookedest street in San Francisco.
We're back in Chinatown, this time on foot in search of lunch.
There are so many choices, we'll have to rely on Google to select a restaurant for us.
One of the colorful alleyways here in Chinatown.
I'll bet this place comes alive after dark.
My modest lunch, authentic Shrimp/Chive/Egg Soup Dumplings.
Tricia's lunch, Organic Chicken Pot Stickers (note: 2 of them already gone).
We now have a choice to make, walk two blocks back to the bus stop and get on, or...
We decided to walk six blocks (slighly uphill) to the cable car depot.
It was a very colorful walk through Chinatown...
...only now the slightly uphill walk has now turned into a full blown uphill climb.
Including a walk through an underground traffic tunnel.
This is one of the "Hearts in San Francisco" art pieces that are created, publicly outdoor displayed and then auctioned off to benefit the only public hospital in town, the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). This has been a 20-year tradition.
We've got to be getting close to the cable car depot now!
I've got my tickets, now let's ride!
Glad I'm not walking up that incline!
Tricia got off the cable car and went in search of the nearby Ghirardelli Store.
Tricia seems to have had a good time hanging around Ghirardelli Square and
Alcatraz doesn't appear to be all that far from Fisherman's Wharf at this angle.
A row of quaint little fishing boats all lined up at Fisherman's Wharf.
Here's another one of those colorful seals.
We thought briefly about riding the Sky Wheel, but at $19 each we passed.
I told you they were all over the place.
This is the last one, I promise, and probably our favorite!
There's another one of those driverless robotaxis in front of us, they're everywhere!
That's Crissy Field and the Golden Gate Beach.
They built the Golden Gate Bridge right above the Fort Point civil war fortress.
These are too nice, they must have been the officers quarters of Fort Point.
One last view from the southeast corner of the Golden Gate Bridge...
...and a view from the southwest corner too.
We are both tired and still have an hour drive to get back to THE POD.
