With classic lookouts closed, here are the best Bay Area spots to catch migrating gray whales
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1of15A child watches the waves and surf at Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Drakes Beach is a popular spot for whale watching.Paul Chinn / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of15People watch an elephant seal bull make his way back to the ocean at Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Drakes Beach is a popular spot for whale watching.Photos by Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
3of15Visitors explore the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Bodega Head in Bodega Bay, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Bodega Head is a popular spot for whale watching.Paul Chinn / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
New wetlands are percolating on San Francisco s northwestern shore, with a hiking trail running through it that provides stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge and urban bird-watching spots.
Called Quartermaster Reach Marsh, the nearly seven-acre site is situated next to Crissy Field Marsh within the Presidio, the former U.S. military installation turned national park site. It opened to the public earlier this month after years in the planning and construction stages.
Helping spearhead its creation has been Michael Boland, a gay man who is the chief park development and visitor engagement officer for the Presidio Trust. The federal agency oversees the management of the decommissioned Army base and is working to restore its natural landscapes.
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January 2007 - Lafayette Elementary School, old and new, and a Then and Now look at 38th and Balboa. We pay some attention to the architectural gems of the Sunset, starting with Pinehurst Lodge and the Trocadero Inn.
November 2006 - John Freeman tells us about the Richmond district s Beer Town, a Then and Now look at 20th and Taraval, and pages for Parkside markets past and present: 22nd and Taraval, 555 Taraval (16th Avenue Foods), and 1201 Vicente (Pinelake Market). Plus, Alamo Elementary School.
October 2006 - St. Paul s Presbyterian Church in the Oceanside is 100 years old (check out the old basketball photos!) and Argonne School photos. (Did you know the first idea for a name was Park-Presidio School?)
Written by Andrew-Rossi on December 23, 2020
When it comes to the national popularity and economic contribution of Wyoming’s National Park Service sites – we’re right in the middle.
The website Outdoorsy has released its analysis of The Best States for National Park Trips. Outdoorsy has been called “the Airbnb of RV Rentals” and allows people to rent motor homes and campers for extended adventures.
Unlike many rankings of “America’s best idea,” the Outdoorsy list takes a broader approach than just the parks themselves. In fact, their analysis of numbers and economics shows only 1/3 of all National Park Service visits are to one of the 62 national parks.
Here s the fiery, doomed history of San Francisco s Cliff House
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The Cliff House, circa 1900OpenSFHistory
From a dynamite-laden exploding schooner to earthquakes and numerous fires, here s a closer look at the institution s often doomed history, and its repeated rebirths.
In 1858, Samuel Brannan the man who shouted Gold! Gold on the American River! on the streets of San Francisco and became the first Gold Rush millionaire paid $1,500 for lumber salvaged from a shipwreck off the coast at Ocean Beach. It s said that he used the wood to build the first Cliff House on the cliffs at Point Lobos. Other sources say the first Cliff House was constructed a few years later by a man named Captain Junius G. Foster.