23nov05Yesterday i day tripped in a walk from San Francisco to San Anselmo over the Golden Gate Bridge. i wanted to make a long distance walk one way. And it turned out good like this:i started early in the morning at 6.30 from my hotel at Union Square to Marina. At Chestnut Street i had my first long break for morning cafe with 2 Donuts and morning paper news, then along the water over Chrissy field with many stylish old buildings, watching Surfers,to the Golden Gate Bridge, over it, with signs warning in white on blue, that jumping off the bridge can be fatal and tragic, from where i spotted few sea lions, down to Sausalito on Alexander Ave, where i broke off a small branch from an eucalyptus tree as a souvenir. At the Sailor's Landing i stopped. Along the waterfront and passing houseboats to Richardson's Bay, where i saw my first two pelicans, with lot's of other wild habitat, into Camino Alto Open Space on fire roads, where i got a bit lost, then down on Summit (note on Summit: not up but down! ) to Larkspur, where i stopped for goodie yummie cake at the best local Italian bakery with steep prices. Then through Ross in my beloved Shady Lane passing Shady Lane 34 to San Anselmo at 5pm. With Golden Gate Transit back to the city. Great long, long walk, great day, great view from Camino Alto Open Space over to the city.
except on freeways i walked on all tops available: black, earth, soil, soft, hard core, autumn leaves, heavy traffic streets, quiet streets, on the San Francisco Bay Trail, on bicycle roads, fire roads, and few times on real hiker trails. all this in very pleasant weather, in shorts and sandals. I had a book in my bag, but i never had time or envied to open it. such can life be: good.
