A San Francisco Treat - Old Spokes Climb Twin Peaks In San Francisco - Oct. 15, 2022

After a chilly, foggy crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge we stopped at the Equator Roundhouse Cafe...

...for some caffeine, warmth & sustenance.

The Great Highway was clear for us.

We entered Golden Gate Park at the 2nd windmill.

We meandered through for a while admiring the new & old art work.

These old Doggie Diner heads recently appeared on the formerly JFK Drive & now closed to motor vehicles, JFK Promenade.

We Are On Native Land “For Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian Cultural District in partnership with Illuminate, Paint the Void, and artist Rachel Znerold invited the community to join together for a poignant mural painting on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park.”

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The overall framework of curving roads & paths traversing forests & meadows, punctuated by lakes & jewel-like gardens, statues & rustic structures in Golden Gate Park were all derived from the prototype that Olmsted, & his partner, Calvert Vaux, created in Central & Prospect Parks.

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Forest Hilll Station. Janelle, of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, told me that despite the vehicular traffic on Laguna Honda Blvd., it had a safe Class II bike lane.

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Naomi & I used to shop at Tower Foods when we lived at Caselli & 19th Streets in San Francisco.

The climb up Twin Peaks Blvd.

There was a van load of tourists & a few other tourists sprinkled about.

The sun kept coming in & out providing glimpses of San Francisco.

The four intrepid Old Spokes. Photo taken by...

...Oksana,most recently from Miami, FL but 20 years ago, from the Ukraine. Her folks live about 20 miles outside of Kiev.

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So many streets in San Francisco are open only for bicycles & pedestrians. Nice!

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These homes have some cammanding views of San Francisco & the Bay Area.

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Rolling down Asbury St. into The Haight.

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Haight & Ashbury.

Peace bro.

What year is this?

Nomi said "Wearing her grandma's stuff?" Reminded me of...

...patients I used to see when I ran the Haight/Ashbury Free Dental Clinic.

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Back to 2022.

Entering the Panhandle that leads into Golden Gate Park. Last time I biked along here was at least 45 years ago.

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Nice to be separated from cars for a while.

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Andrew took us to Cinderella Bakery & Cafe on Balboa St. & 6th Ave. We got to try some Russian treats & he...

...got to use some Russian.

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