15 June 2016

San Francisco, from West Portal thru the Sunset, past the Cliff House, thru Lands End and into the Richmond: 15 June 2016

We took the San Francisco L-Taraval Muni Metro streetcar line through Twin Peaks Tunnel to the West Portal StationWe then did a short walking tour of St. Francis Wood before returning to the West Portal Station. After which, we boarded another L-Taraval streetcar heading towards the Pacific Ocean. We exited the streetcar at 24th Avenue and proceeded to walk north, through the Sunset District, towards Golden Gate Park. We passed Sunset Reservoir, which has a storage capacity of approximately 180 million gallons of water. The City of San Francisco had 25,000 solar panels attached to the roof of the reservoir in 2010. The solar panels add 5 million watts of electricity to the San Francisco power grid annually.

When we reached Judah Street, we boarded an N-Judah Muni Metro streetcar and took it to the Great Highway at the continent's North American edge. We walked north, past the Cliff House and the Sutro Baths site, and entered Lands End, a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. We walked through Lands End and then viewed the Lincoln Park Steps. The steps were recently upgraded with a magnificent colored tile facade. We then walked through the Richmond District. At Geary Boulevard at Stanyan Street, we boarded a 38-Geary bus, going to downtown San Francisco, which was the walk's conclusion.

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The Lincoln Park Steps. The view is looking west. 
This map shows an overview of the location of the hike & streetcar/bus transportation. Included on the map is a GPS-generated track of the route, including mile markers
The site of the Sutro Baths. The view is looking north. 
The Cliff House. The view is looking north. 
The site of the Sutro Baths. The view is looking north. 
The site of the Sutro Baths. The view is looking west. 
The site of the Sutro Baths. The view is looking south. 
The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Lands End. The view is looking east. 
 The Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais as seen from Lands End. The view is looking north. 
The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Lands End. The view is looking east. 
The distance traveled by foot was approximately 8.2 miles (13.2 kilometers). The distance traveled by public transportation was approximately 5.8 miles. The total distance traveled was 14 miles. Included on the map is a GPS-generated track of the route, which includes walking, streetcar, and bus data. 
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