adventures in San Francisco
Apr. 3rd, 2005 03:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angledgeeffrontery asked me for some LJ entries documenting my "adventures in San Francisco". I haven't had too many adventures so far, but I suppose yesterday's outing qualified. I went for a hike on Angel Island with my friends Carrie & Jil to look at the spring crop of wildflowers.
That's the green island in the Northwest corner of the map.
The trip started with a ferry ride. I met my co-worker Jil at Pier 41 & we took a Blue & Gold ferry out to the Island. Carrie met us there, having caught a ferry from Tiburon in Marin County. The ride over was an auspicious start to the day, since the weather was absolutely perfect & the views astonishing. Arriving at Angel Island, I was struck by how strange it was to be on a fairly undeveloped island, located in the middle of one of America's largest urban centers.
At 10:30 AM, we started on a hike led by a Park volunteer, who was well-versed in the local botany & pointed out numerous species of flower, all just starting to burst into bloom. This photo shows the group walking underneath enormous ceanothus shrubs, which were covered in both blue flowers & bees.
Not quite all the plants on the Island had gotten spring fever. We passed through one section that had been subjected to a controlled burn.
But for the most part, we spent the day wandering through groves & fields filled with flowers. It's a great time of year to be outside - nearly everything was blooming.
The hike took us to the top of Mt. Livermore, which at 788 feet isn't exactly a Munroe, but it did provide us with some incredible views. Looking Northwest into Marin County:
Looking South into the City:
Looking Southwest out into the Pacific:
Six hours later, full of sun & ice cream, Jil & I finally made our way back to the City. I met up with my housemates on Haight Street, where we went music shopping at Amoeba & ate baby-leg burritos at El Balazo. The next morning, I discovered that spring has arrived even in my backyard.
So there you have it. As adventures go, it was pretty tame, but as weekends go, it was pretty enjoyable.
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Date: 2005-04-03 11:51 pm (UTC)And Amoeba, damn. I could easily kill a few days there. Have fond memories of walking up Haight Street and hitting that place...
Amoeba
Date: 2005-04-04 01:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-04 04:05 am (UTC)did someone say "open bar"?
Date: 2005-04-04 06:33 am (UTC)Re: did someone say "open bar"?
Date: 2005-04-04 06:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-04 06:06 pm (UTC)For the record - I didn't know Long Island was that beautiful at any time of the year! I feel educated.
But to the point, I wanted to join the community ljdq, but I don't feel I can contribute to the quizzes at the moment as I have rare internet access. On the other hand, I enjoy reading the quizz answers daily and would like to watch if that is allowed.
Is this allowed, or would I need to participate to be a member?
Sun drenched graffiti
Date: 2005-04-04 07:08 pm (UTC)Participation preferred, but certainly not required.
Date: 2005-04-04 11:38 pm (UTC)And I hope you were joking when you said Long Island.
Re: Sun drenched graffiti
Date: 2005-04-04 11:40 pm (UTC)Re: Participation preferred, but certainly not required.
Date: 2005-04-05 12:04 am (UTC)Ooh - great, I can lurk - I will join in with insane randomness on the occasions I am online. Thank you!