This weekend we decided to check out the Golden Gate bridge. To reach it, we had to drive through the heart of San Francisco. As you can imagine, that was less than fun. When we finally reached our destination everyone was quite happy to get out of the car and find a place to eat our picnic lunch.
It was a really fun area to be. It's a huge park with a tiny beach, tons of grassy areas, and lots of bike/walking paths. We looked through a small visitor center and then found an open picnic table to chow down.
After energizing ourselves we walked towards the bridge. It was the perfect chance to try out my new Fit Bit. We did lots of walking. There were plenty of great photo opportunities along the way. Forgive the plethora of pictures. It was a beautiful day.
(ready to get my steps in)
We had a great time watching the big waves roll into the rocky shore. We even saw a couple of sea lions. There was a small pier that you could walk out on and see the bridge from the water. It was really gorgeous up close.
Our destination was Fort Point. It is the brick structure that you see in the pictures just below the bridge. It is the only all brick fort on the west coast, and was designed to defend the bay from invaders. The Fort itself was pretty neat to walk through. There were several floors with different exhibits about the past as well as how they continue to maintain the bridge today. I thought it was pretty interesting. On top of the fort was where the cannons used to sit. We were able to walk up there for some truly amazing views.
It was a perfect day. We did tons of waking, but it was great. The weather was gorgeous. It was only a tad cold on top of the fort, where the wind was pretty strong. It would be fun to go back with bikes, shade, and food to BBQ.
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