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2016 California Vacation

Photography road trip: San Francisco, Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, and West Coast Highway #1

My vacation arose on somewhat short notice when I realized how much PTO time I needed to use or lose before year end. With just under a month to plan I jumped onto the NPS (National Park Service) websites to research Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. I upgraded my AAA memership to take advantage of premier services. And, I purchased my airline tickets and car rental. I would fly into San Francisco, pick up the rental car, do a little city sight-seeing, get overnight accommodations outside of town, and the next day begin my road trip in earnest. The plan was to spend most of my time exploring Yosemite, get acquainted with Sequoia, and enjoy part of the West Coast on my way back up to San Francisco to fly home.
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Golden Gate Bridge

"The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km), three-mile-long (4.8 km) channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the American city of San Francisco, California – the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula – to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[7] The Frommer's travel guide describes the Golden Gate Bridge as "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world."[8] It opened in 1937 and was, until 1964, the longest suspension bridge main span in the world, at 4,200 feet (1,300 m)." (Wikipedia)

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  • How do you not love the face of a contented sea lion? Its the rest of them that's...
  • Family sight-seeing.
  • Darryl R. Johnson
  • Street Car
  • Being a photo nut I just can't help but find this store interesting - it's colorful too! Can you believe it - I never went in!
  • This wale mural gives the appearance they are keeping an eye on the passersby.
  • The open-air tour bus gives a different view of the street car infrastructure.
  • Apparently subtlety is not high on the list for this theater.
  • Maybe not a good idea to stand on the open-air tour bus?
  • Transamerica Pyramid
  • For a sense of the hills of San Francisco.
  • The Russ Building
  • Sailing in San Francisco Bay
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • We made it - San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge!
  • John Muir - the journey starts here.
  • Bridalveil Meadow - Yosemite Valley
  • El Capitan from Southside Drive
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