At the mouth of the San Francisco Bay is Land's End which is, to say the least, tranquil, picturesque, and rich with history. Relishing in an amazing lecture organized by the San Francisco Historical Society and Museum, as part of the Teach American History Grant, this is a place I can't wait to take Mr. Rogers and the kids back to. This very trail that runners and dog walker's use daily, was originally a steam railroad track that was used to haul day trippers out to this recreational area developed by Adolph Sutro, today known as Golden Gate National Recreational Area. Umm, would you think any less of me if I told you I have a top ten tree list? I won't bore you with the details, but Cypresses are up there, in particular these Cyprus trees that grow along the northern California Coast. Those trees look like they've been on the cliff's edge for hundreds of years but really just since FDR's New Deal when they were planted as seedlings but I prefer to ignore that small factoid.
I've been having this problem lately where breaking out into a trot, and possibly song, lurks inside me...think Sound of Music. This trail was taunting me by whispering sweet nothings in my ear, "Run, frolic, and be merry!" My brain was doing double time as I soaked in copious amounts of history while giving every passerby malicious looks loaded with pure envy as I was not able to take off into a gallant trot with them.
That's beautiful! I didn't even know that was there :)
ReplyDeleteI know! I've been to SF so many times and never knew about until going to look at its place in history, crazy!
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