The photos below are what we saw.
En route
to the restaurant we spotted this VW Vanagon owned, not
surprisingly, by a hippy-type fellow. He had plenty of
stickers on the van.
On the
coast road I spotted a tsunami warning siren on a pole.
Basically put, this is a sound you never want to hear as it
implies that a tsunami is inbound and you should head for higher
ground; a very unpleasant thought.
Our objective
for lunch was the "Cliff House", an old building perched on the
cliff.
The
Cliff House is a famous restaurant in the Bay Area and it had
good food as well as an awesome view.
There
was a bunch of ruckus on the entry ramps to the restaurant which
turned out to be a advertising production company doing an
on-site fashion shoot. Note the fellow holding the sun
reflector. We watched them for several hours.
Looking
to the south from the Cliff House gave a great view of the beach
area.
The
ocean water is cold all year around, but the air temperature
this afternoon was almost 80 degrees F. So, there were
more folks than usual in the surf.
The
lower level at the Cliff House was nice and it had its own bar
area. We ate and the food was good and the view was
outstanding.
After we
finished eating we headed out to see the nearby sights in Golden
Gate Park. Above are the Sutro Baths. They were
built in the late 1880s and continued in operation until a fire
burned it down in 1964. Now, all that is left is ruins and
memories.
The
large tunnel in the far ridge was built for a small commuter train
that ran from San Francisco.
We
started walking up the hill to a view point and I spotted a
clutch of cala lilly plants in bloom.
The hiking path to the viewpoint took us to the high trees.
It was
an exceptionally clear day for the Bay Area, so the bugs were
out and about. The flowers were in full bloom attracting
various flying insects including bumble bees.
The bee
was quick and efficient. He flitted from flower to flower
grabbing pollen where he could get it.
Rounding the point on the trail we got our first clear view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
This bloom was one of the nicest ones we saw sporting bright reds and subtle yellow colors.
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