Mt Davidson Hike

David and I took a hike up around Mt. Davidson in San Francisco this afternoon. It was a spectacular day.

Here is a slideshow of the view from up top looking east:

Mount Davidson is the highest natural point in San Francisco, California, with an elevation of 925 feet (282 meters). There is a cross at the top of the hill (pictured above) that the stairwalks guide (Guide #23 in the "Stairwalks of San Francisco" says was very controversial - and a citizens group sued when it was erected as a violation of church and state. After a long legal battle and loss at the California Supreme Court, the City auctioned 0.38 acres (1,538 square meter) of land, including the cross, to the highest bidder in 1997. The cross was sold to the Council of Armenian-American Organizations of Northern California, and has since served as a memorial of the 1915 Armenian genocide.

It was a lovely handholdy romantic walk - and a perfect day for it.



if you'd like to see more photos - click here for the full photoset

now to disconap before heading to Le P'tit Laurent in Glen Park for Fine Food Feed Frenzy number #8 :)