Foggy Golden Gate Bridge

The last of my worthwhile photos from a 1998 trip to San Francisco, here's the Golden Gate bridge complete with fog moving in. I converted the photo to black and white after scanning the print, as there wasn't a lot of color in it anyway!

I'm linking it to the Vintage Weekly meme, and also to the Sunday Bridges meme, which is based out of the Bay Area.

Pancake Rocks Views

Here are the last of my photos from my hike to Pancake Rocks last summer, this time showing some of the gorgeous views to be seen from the trail.

I think any one of these would qualify for the Scenic Sunday meme!

Hiking Weather

I've been posting some photos from a hike to Pancake Rocks last summer The high ridge can get some nasty weather, and many trees have been hit by lightning.

 And even as I was coming down the trail, a storm was forming.

The key to hiking in high places like this is to start early and finish by noon if possible, since the thunderstorms usually form in the afternoon. I was safely in my car before much lightning and thunder was happening, and was off the ridge before any lightning at all was visible. In the summer, these storms can be an almost daily occurrence so safety must be your priority (although I did see people still heading up as the storm was clearly on its way). This is my Skywatch Friday entry for the week - come back in a couple of days for the last of my Pancake Rocks photos, some more views from the trail.

Where's The Fence?

Tina's PicStory theme this week is Along The Fence. So this struck my fancy, as there should be a fence here but it's missing!

The photo was taken on a December hike in town. And it's a strange part of Our World...

Submarine Pamanito

For this week's Vintage Weekly photo, here's a scanned 1998 photo of the submarine Pamanito, now moored in San Francisco as an excellent museum that you can walk through. I didn't get any shots inside on this visit to San Francisco, so you'll have to wait until whenever I get round to the next visit for more!

Pancake Rocks & Socks

Continuing with the hike I started last week, the trail I showed takes you (after 3.5 miles or 5.5 kilometers) to Pancake Rocks.

And Socks hiked the whole 7 miles with me! By popular demand, here's a photo of him at the Pancake Rocks area. (He's sitting with me at home as I write this post.)

After reaching the Pancake Rocks, it's time to head back! This blog entry is for both Scenic Sunday and Camera Critters.

Blue Skies, Palm Trees

To match last week's Skywatch Friday photo of the moon behind a palm tree, here are some Palm Springs palm trees with their classic blue skies.