The California Academy of Sciences has a truly awesome aquarium on the lower level, but the South African penguins live at the far end of the African Hall — which is otherwise filled with non-living specimens (antelope, lions, etc). I arrived just as the keeper finished cleaning the enclosure and joined a small crowd of people watching these adorable little […]
There is so much to see at the de Young Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, I’m not sure it’s possible to absorb it all in just one day. Even though I spent at least a couple of hours there, it now feels like I rushed through in my hurry to get to the California Academy of Sciences across […]
Here’s another great episode of California’s Gold that I can’t believe I haven’t shared already. The Japanese Tea Garden was one of my favorite places to visit as a kid — although I must admit it was mostly to climb on the Moon Bridge and buy trinkets at the gift shop. It wasn’t until I grew up that I really […]
I had no idea that Golden Gate Park had a special place for fishermen to practice their fly-casting skills. What a cool idea, and what a beautiful spot to spend a grey San Francisco morning.
I always find tunnels a little bit irresistible, like a newly discovered trail promising adventure, beckoning me to explore. Here are a few tunnels I was able to shoot during my short stay in San Francisco last month.
Bison have roamed San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park since the 1890s, but this was the first time I’d ever had a chance to visit them. This particular bunch are all females, and they seemed to be waiting patiently for brunch to be delivered.
I was following a dirt path through Golden Gate Park one morning when I happened to notice a small but brightly colored sign attached to a nearby tree. Being a compulsive reader with less-than-perfect eyesight, I stepped closer, and then a little bit closer, trying to make out what the sign said. Luckily, no one seemed to pay any notice […]
