Public transportation
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
Marina Drive to the Roundhouse Cafe
It’s not very far from Fort Point to the Golden Gate Bridge Welcoming Center, but if you’re on foot or riding a bike, you must be prepared for a climb! I took these steps up the side of the hill, and it’s a very good workout. Although I paused about halfway up, it wasn’t to catch my breath — I […]
Fort Point shadows, Part 2
I spent a very happy hour wandering and peeking into all the dark corners of Fort Point on my recent visit. While there I shot more than 100 pictures and encountered only a handful of other people. The Fort is normally open to the public only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, so if you prefer to miss the crowds of […]
Going up?
Climbing up and down the narrow, twisting staircase in a hostel isn’t too bad when your room is on the fourth floor; but if you’re booked into a room on the eighth floor, it’s not long before that slow, creaky antique elevator with manually operated doors starts to look pretty good. For some reason, last year I’d convinced myself that […]
Fort Point shadows
Smoky skies
I guess I’m very lucky I finally made it to Fort Point last weekend. Although there was plenty of smoke in the air and we should have probably been wearing filtering masks, the conditions are even worse right now — to the point that many tourist spots have been closed until further notice. Fort Point Closed Through Sunday, November 18 […]
Waiting
Embarcadero and Kearny
Through the Golden Gate
