 Entering Oakland Bay Bridge on way to San Francisco.
|  |  Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, taken from car while on the bridge.
|  View of Lombard & Filmore from motel window. Marina district has great local flavor, lots of shops, bars and restaurants. Close to Golden Gate Bridge and only 10 minutes from center of city.
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 Telephoto of same view as previous shows one span of Golden Gate Bridge, just 5 minutes away.
|  The view enjoyed by residents of Pacific Heights, home to the more affluent.
|  First view of bridge from Vista point on San Francisco side.
|  Lea with bridge in background, just before we crossed for trip north.
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 View point off Stinson Beach.
|  View of shore looking north from Stinson Beach. Bolinas, our next stop, is small village on peninsula in far background.
|  Neat house on road entering Bolinas, a small and almost hidden village. We got the impression that the residents do not exactly welcome visitors.
|  Bolinas, sort of a throwback to the hippie era, displays this lighted peace sign on big old barn.
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 I dubbed this downtown building the Art Center of Bolinas.
|  Center of town activity.
|  Church just north of town in Bolinas.
|  Pristine miles and miles of beach at Point Reyes National Seashore.
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 Looking back from Point Reyes across the bay toward Olema, CA.
|  Lea at Cypress covered walkway from parking area to Point Reyes Lighthouse.
|  Looking back to the shore from top of Point Reyes.
|  The Point Reyes Lighthouse, built in 1870, taken out of service in 1975. Coast Guard now uses an automated warning light at the point.
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 I estimated 6 to 8 floors of stairs down to the lighthouse. After the long walk from the parking lot I opted to shoot from the viewing platform.
|  This shot attempts to capture the rugged terrain of Point Reyes.
|  You don't need to be a Meteorologist to judge the prevailing wind direction.
|  Dinner at Fishermans Wharf a must for us when in the bay city.
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 Fishermans Wharf is always busy, day and night.
|  Restaurant signs dot the area, adding light and color.
|  A very popular tourist stop is the most crooked street in the world, one block of Lombard Street.
|  Lea and I on Lombard Street.
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 Probably a zillion picture post cards of this scene, the cable car route up Hyde Street from Fishermans Wharf.
|  One of our favorite upscale places to stay, The Fairmont on Nob Hill.
|  We have enjoyed dining at Alioto's since the 1950's, founded the year of my birth by the Alioto family, and still family owned.
|  Lunch at Alioto's patio area, great place to rest and watch people.
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 Lea rested and ready to move out.
|  San Francisco skyline from The Presidio.
|  Coast Guard Cutter below the Golden Gate Bridge.
|  USE SCROLL BAR. View of Oakland Bay Bridge across the bay from Golden Gate Bridge.
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 One of many cargo ships entering harbor while we visited view area on the north end of the Golden Gate.
|  USE SCROLL BAR. Wide angle view of skyline from north side of Golden Gate, a distance of about 8 miles.
|  Party enjoys beautiful afternoon on Catamaran, just below Golden Gate Bridge.
|  Another cargo ship plies way into Harbor.
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