A Day in San Francisco - Our Golden Gate Adventures, San Francisco, California
What would be the first thing to head for when spending a day in San Francisco? The bridge of course! We woke up and left a little later than scheduled due to the long drive the day before, but within the hour we were approaching one of the most famous structures in the world!
Disappointingly the weather was pretty grotty on our drive into San Francisco and we were hoping it would improve… We got our first distant sighting of the bridge but it was all a bit grey and overcast, however we were hopeful that by the time we crossed the bridge it would have improved somewhat. Unfortunately it was still really miserable and a bit rainy.
The headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and a series of rolling hills just to the North of the bridge. The best views of the entire cityscape were said to be right at the top at Hawk Hill which is where we headed.
The view was good but we had a load of fast moving cloud which mostly obstructed our view. We decided therefore to head back down the headlands again and try and park in some of the lower spots. By the time we got down we were in luck! The cloud was above us now and we were treated to some amazing blue sky and sunny views yay! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Disappointingly the weather was pretty grotty on our drive into San Francisco and we were hoping it would improve… We got our first distant sighting of the bridge but it was all a bit grey and overcast, however we were hopeful that by the time we crossed the bridge it would have improved somewhat. Unfortunately it was still really miserable and a bit rainy.
The headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and a series of rolling hills just to the North of the bridge. The best views of the entire cityscape were said to be right at the top at Hawk Hill which is where we headed.
The view was good but we had a load of fast moving cloud which mostly obstructed our view. We decided therefore to head back down the headlands again and try and park in some of the lower spots. By the time we got down we were in luck! The cloud was above us now and we were treated to some amazing blue sky and sunny views yay! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A Day in San Francisco - Our Golden Gate Adventures
Guide Location: USA » San Francisco
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Carol & Nigel Jones-morris
Read it on Author's Website: https://wheretoexplorenext.com/2021/07/02/a-day-in-san-francisco-june-2021/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: USA » San Francisco
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Carol & Nigel Jones-morris
Read it on Author's Website: https://wheretoexplorenext.com/2021/07/02/a-day-in-san-francisco-june-2021/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Muir Woods
- the Golden Gate Bridge
- Lombard Street
- Fisherman’s Wharf
- Ghirardelli chocolate factory plaza
- lighthouse
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