Alcatraz and Palace of Fine Arts

The domed building there is the Palace of the Fine Arts building, with of course Alcatraz in the background. This shot was taken from a scenic overlook about 1/4 mile from the entrance to the Presidio Golf Course.

Bicycle Ride over the Golden Gate and back through the Presidio

February 6th 2008
My 14 hour flight was to depart from San Francisco's International Airport (SFO) at 10pm that night, so I wanted to do all I could to be good an exhausted by the time I got on that plane to enable me to sleep as much as possible. My plan worked quite well. While I didn't have a terribly restful sleep, and it was often interrupted, by the time we landed in Sydney, I was ready to take on the day in ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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