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Golden Gate Bridge

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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