We BOOKED IT up some serious inclines, ready to be back at the car and get some food. Finally, we had a sense of security about where we were and how much further we had to go. After following a short stretch of the Muir Woods trail (which was amazing) we hit the Lost Trail, which we knew was the last section of the hike and only about 1 mile from the finish line. (As Molly put it, it felt like we were in a mileage warp). According to the book we had only gone 3.3 miles…it kind of felt longer, but since no one had an pedometer we really had no idea. Like:Īfter about 2 hours Paul was starting to get antsy about making it home in time for the second game (we already had to sacrifice the first one because of the later start). There are a lot of things that will tempt you to test your physical prowess. On the trail there are groves of baby redwoods, a lot of weird looking moss, waterfalls and streams, colorful mushrooms…it really is an awesome hike to do in the winter.
It was raining on and off the whole time, but the area was so wooded there were times that we barely noticed. The trail (which was built by the boyscouts in 1931) almost immediately leads into some pretty dense foliage. Everyone was really happy with me.Īn hour later we finally started hiking. We got to the parking lot at the trailhead and I…promptly locked the keys in the car.Īfter finding out it would take the tow truck almost an hour to make it into the boonies and get my keys out, we decided to head across the aptly-named Panoramic Highway to the Mountain Home Inn for some coffee. Three of us set out for this hike early to make it home in time for the NFL playoffs. A glance back…ĭistance: 4.7 miles (if you don’t get lost…for us, ~7 miles. Lessons learned: uuhhh…San Francisco has haunted mansions?įlora and Fauna: no slide troll, which we considered a success. Made it home by 7:15, just in time to see Paul off to his first day of work. Though it was nice to get a little walk in before work. So, with the sun rising, we walked along Market back up to Castro. We had heard so much about the slide troll and how awful the neighbors were…and there are signs that the park is closed sunrise to sunset (at this point it was about 6:30…so the sun wasn’t quite up) that we were a little paranoid about making too much noise and didn’t even fully enjoy the slide experience, which was a shame. (I don’t know anything about architecture, I had to look that up.) But really, this is a very cool building, worth checking out if you’re in the neighborhood.įrom there up a steep hill and down Seward Street to the slides. This building enormous and totally schizophrenic, with one side looking like an old victorian, the other like a baroque castle. So we quickly moved along to Castro Camera, the shop that Harvey Milk first bought when he arrived in SF which later became his campaign headquarters (today it’s a gift shop.)Īround the corner from Castro Camera a few blocks down is the Alfred E Clarke mansion. It was pretty cool, there is even a little park in there, but we felt a little weird lurking outside of strangers houses in the dark at 5am taking pictures. Next we stopped by Cottage Row, a historical row of TREA Victorians designed by William Hollis in the 1860s. This place is apparently haunted by 4 ghosts, one of which is George Atherton, the owner, who died in Chile and whose body was shipped in a barrel of rum back to San Francisco for proper burial. The first landmark was the Atherton House. We met at Molly’s apartment at 5:15 (yes, A.M) and set off down California Street to hit a few local landmarks along the way.
We rose bright and early this morning (like, really effing early) for this hike. Molly knew about the Seward Slides and neither of us had been before, so we figured it might be a good urban destination to check out before work one morning. Location: San Francsico (Lower Pac Heights, Castro)
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