A ramble up and down the hills and streets of my neighborhood, with sociable cats, Burning Man patrol jeeps, a 4/20 rally, and more. I’m filing this under Travel even though I probably didn’t get a mile from my house. In the slideshow below, we’re basically going to wander up Beaver Street out of the Castro District, climb the summit of the Corona Heights hill, zig zag our way over to Upper Market, take in the view of the Pacific, and clamber back down again.
Walk inspired by Adah Bakalinsky’s Stairway Walks in San Francisco.
Starting the hike at the foot of my street in Duboce Triangle
Here we go…heading up the hill
The beginning of the Corona Heights trail above Beaver Street
Near the top of the Corona Heights Hill
Downtown commute
View of downtown San Francisco from Corona Heights
View out towards the Mission District and the bay
Dolores Park “4/20” crowds (picture taken April 20)
Heading downhill from the Corona Heights summit
Houses on Mars Street
The beginning of the Saturn Street steps
Looking down the Saturn Street steps
Buzz the Cat guards the approach to the Saturn Steps
Buzz the Cat helping a tourist with directions
Where we are
The indispensable guide to the mysteries of my neighborhood
The top of the Vulcan Street steps
Cottage with posthorn
Garden near the foot of Vulcan Street
Garden detail on Vulcan Street
The entrance to “Al’s Park”–more of an unpavably steep street right-of-way that the neighbors maintain and garden
Pathway down the hill at Al’s Park
Enjoying the view above Market Street at Al’s Park
View of the Golden Gate and a sliver of the Pacific Ocean from Ashbury Heights
Almost home–Ord Street steps
It’s pretty hard to park here anyway
Black Rock Police are standing by if you need help
I am Buzz guardian and every once in awhile do an internet search to see where he shows up. This is great!
Buzz was very gracious to give me directions to the Vulcan steps, as you can see from the photo!
Gracious, he is. You have made it onto his facebook page, Buzz Saturn. If you havent been in awhile, we have completed more work on rehabbing the stairway. I think it is looking much better than it was. Do return someday; I imagine Buzz will be there to greet you.