http://hikesf.com Traversing every public street in San Francisco on foot. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:51:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stepping off the bus and into the Candlestick parking lot, coworkers fanned out to their cars, safe from street sweeping ticks another day. I emerged with them, but broke from the pack, and soon was plodding up Jamestown avenue. For the first time, I was so far off the edge ... http://hikesf.com/2008/06/25/page-11a/ On Bonnie Brae in the Outer Sunset, two birds fervently guard their nest. Passing within ten feet once was a transgression. Passing twice was unforgivable. Taking turns, they swooped at my head, screeching and scratching. Ducking, I turned onto Country Club Drive. They followed. In fact, ... http://hikesf.com/2008/06/15/the-us-military-of-the-animal-kingdom/ Off Bayshore a ramp leads up to a bricked tunnel entrance titled "Morris Olson Tunnel" and dated 1949. Long since replaced by a pedestrian overpass and pointless to sweep, the dead entrance attracts piles of garbage. So who was Morris Olson, and what did he do to deserve a tunnel? ... http://hikesf.com/2008/06/15/who-is-morris-olson/ While Ellie poured over volumes in the UCSF Library one Sunday in mid-November, I hiked up and around Twin Peaks. A narrow couple lanes encircle both bumps, forming a figure eight. But unlike the tourist magnet to the North, the eight has no sidewalk--only a retaining wall separating ... http://hikesf.com/2008/03/01/wall-walking/ According to my map, I walked through the "T" in the Tenderloin this morning. Despite its pervasive poverty and pungent stench, the loin has a feeling of hustle and bustle akin to the financial district. Overladen shopping carts weave to and fro. Gristled old men push stained, ... http://hikesf.com/2007/11/08/goodmorning-tenderloin/ Last Sunday Josh wound through the streets in and around Bernal Heights Park. Covered with a smooth layer of grass, it's surface is almost featureless. Only a handful of trees, an antenna and it's control room break up the monotony. We ascended to the peak via a ... http://hikesf.com/2007/10/28/unlazy-sunday/ Four weeks passed, each with their own excuse. Dark ages thankfully bygone. My amnesiac alarm clock blunk 3:18am Thursday morning. My watch, less susceptible to power outages, reported I was 15 minutes too late for the last shuttle to work. I worked from home the rest of the ... http://hikesf.com/2007/10/20/taggers-paradise/ Ugly or depressing sights are no rarity in the Tenderloin, but last week I saw something truly disturbing. Walking down Golden Gate near the federal building, a few homeless kids were strewn across the sidewalk. The youngest, looking about ten years old and 90 pounds, sat in a ... http://hikesf.com/2007/09/15/the-chillingest/ Reux reminded me that the page was a little light on maps the other day, so I set aside a chunk of the weekend to add a few new features. Now behind each post is now a faint trace of the walk to which it's referring, and for meta ... http://hikesf.com/2007/09/03/more-maps/ Whilst Ellie was rummaging in the UCSF library, I fled towards the shadows, large trees stretching out behind the campus. A real live forest--or the city's closest to it. As I rounded the cul de sac of Hill Point, a gap between driveways gaped larger than any urban architect would ... http://hikesf.com/2007/09/01/hill-point-steps/