| San Francisco is no longer a commercial port but Oakland across the bay is one of the major container ports on the west coast. There are also oil refineries in the east bay. So it is a common sight to see container ships and tankers going under the Golden Gate bridge. | Haley's Comet was rather unspectacular but it made for a great excuse to go to Hawaii. These two photographs were taken from Haleakala. At 10,000 feet the temperature drops below freezing at night and clothing suitable for a New England winter is recommended. | |||
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The Golden Gate bridge as seen from the Fort Point visitor's center. |
The Golden Gate bridge as seen from Baker Beach of the Presidio. |
The Golden Gate bridge as seen from the vista point at the north end of the bridge. |
Haley's Comet against the Milky Way. The stars that make the tip and curve of Scorpio's tail can be seen. |
Our overnight vigil to take photographs of the comet was rewarded by a spectacular sunrise. |
Garden at Hidden Villa Farm (Santa Clara County). This farm is a non-profit preserve and educational facility demostrating organic farming. It was created by Frank and Josephine Duveneck. It has a hostel and is open to public hiking during the day but is closed during the summer. |
There are many hidden waterfalls in the watershed lands around the SF bay area. This is Cascade Falls in Marin county. |
Carson Falls is also in Marin county. This is actually the top of the falls. It descends as a series of pools and falls. |
Sibley is one of the many East Bay Regional parks and is noted for the mazes that people have built there. |
Another Sibley maze. |
Point Reyes beach as seen from Point Reyes lighthouse. |
Looking back from Chimney Rock point at Point Reyes. The Pacific ocean is on the left. Drake's bay is on the right. |
I was admiring the view at Chimney Rock when these pelicans flew by. I had time to get only 3 shots and this was one of them. |
Point Bonita lighthouse at the Marin Headlands. The bridge to the lighthouse was built when a storm washed out the path to it in the 1940's. |
This lookout point is reached by a trail from Muir Beach. It looks south to San Francisco. |
This 6 inch hidden gun at Battery Chamberlain on Baker Beach of the Presidio is open for demostrations the first weekend of each month. |
The Marin Headlands of the Golden Gate Recerational area has a well preserved Nike missile battery that is open to visitors. |
The Don Edwards wild life refuge in the south part of the bay allows you to experience the bay marshes up close. |
The marshes at the Don Edwards wild life refuge at a safer distance. |
If you look closely you can see the face of a dwarf in the rock. This photograph was taken at the Coyote Hills East Bay Regional Park. |