“Golden Gate Park offers
enduring proof that human
beings can alter the planet
with reverence.” 
Kevin Starr

After several hours of writing yesterday morning, I needed a break. I’d been sitting too long. As I looked out the window of my hotel here in San Francisco, I could see that the fog had lifted and the sun was shining brightly, so I put on my walking shoes and headed out the door. I crossed the street to catch the N-Judah streetcar. I got off at the corner of Carl & Stanyan Streets, on the fringe of the infamous Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. I knew what I wanted to do. It was something I’d never done — walk the entire length of Golden Gate Park, from Stanyan Street to Ocean Beach.

Again this morning, I could write a detailed account of my adventures, but I’ll let these photos tell the story. Most people, when they think of San Francisco, probably don’t envision this 1,017-acre urban park. Out of the 45 photos I snapped yesterday, I selected these eleven to share here. I took several detours along the way, so despite the fact that Golden Gate Park is only three-miles long, I walked more than ten miles yesterday. It was a day well-spent.

I’m a 71-year-old native of San Francisco. Yesterday is the first time I’ve walked the entire length of Golden Gate Park.

Better late than never, I guess.