Golden Gate Bridge in the fog

San Francisco

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September 11th 2014
Rather than driving into San Francisco this morning, we caught a cab over to the Larkspur ferry terminal near us here in Corte Madera and enjoyed a FAST 35 minute ride into the San Francisco terminal at the foot of Market Street. It was an interesting trip, passing San Quentin prison on the way. A lot of the inmates were in the yard exercising and one of them was wildly waving at us as if to say, ... 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