Scattered Thoughts . . .

After spending some time walking the trails along the Pacific coastline at the western shores of The Presidio, we leisurely made our way to the Golden Gate Bridge.   The weather was beautiful so we were in no hurry.  It was sunny, the skies were deep blue, and temperature was comfortable in the upper 80s but bordering on uncomfortable if we were in the sun and out of the cool Pacific breeze.  In those situations, it felt like it was 100°!  Considering it was still wintertime and we had at least four feet of snow at home, this was very welcomed weather for these northeasterners.  A leisurely stroll on a trail overlooking the Pacific Ocean sounded like a great way to spend a day in San Francisco! We took our time exploring some of this coastline, hiking from overlook to overlook.  We scrambled up embankments and ladders to historic big gun batteries fortified along this western coastline with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.  We continued to get closer and closer to the

On our second day in San Francisco, we walked from our inn down to the transportation center on The Presidio.  It was a beautiful morning for hiking so that was our plan on this day.   We chose to start hiking along the cliffs on the west side of The Presidio overlooking the Pacific Ocean and then make our way to the Golden Gate Bridge.  If we finished all of that early enough, I had hoped to recommend we visit the Palace of Fine Arts too.  It would be a busy day regardless. We actually caught our first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean the previous evening.  Our shuttle bus from Inspiration Point down to Crissy Field took a circuitous route that provided us a surprise view of the Pacific Ocean as the sun was beginning to get low in the sky.  I snapped a one-handed photo, below, through the window of the bus... I was interested in hiking some of the trails along the Pacific Ocean for two reasons.  First, of course, this would provide some spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and