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Winding Belgrave

11/30/2017

For this Mount Sutro Forest hike, up Stanyan above Parnassus and past the first trailhead into Sutro Forest: 1, 2, 3.

Continuing up, sidewalk stairs on both sides of Stanyan to Belgrave: 4, 5, 6

Surprise! And not a pleasant one either. Trees felled at the Belgrave trailhead: 7 thru 10

Farther up this steep trail, however, it looked normal and lushly gorgeous, a climb well worth it: 11 thru 31

Out to Johnstone, and the trailhead for the Fairy Gates: 32, 33

East Ridge, Mystery, Historic, and North Ridge Trails this time: 35 thru 51

Views down and across of the lower trails: 52 thru 67

Stairs alongside a medical building down to a permits-only parking lot. 68

North stairs (136 steps) descend nearly to Parnassus: 69 thru 80

2 Stanyan trailhead

4 Upper Stanyan sidewalk steps

6 Turn right at the top

7 Belgrave trailhead

17 Climb over this log

32 Out at Johnstone. Fairy Gates left, Belgrave right.

34 Starting up the East Ridge Trail

35 Young eucalyptus leaves for trail aromatherapy

38 Mystery Trail

48 North Ridge Trail

51 North Ridge trailhead

66 East trailhead for the Historic Trail

68 Stairs alongside one of the medical buildings, down to the parking lot

69 Stairs and a nearby tail at the end of the parking lot

71 136 steps

79 Short flight to right up to a trail behind homes on Edgewood Ave.

80 Up to trail behind Edgewood Ave. homes for the Farnsworth stairs (149) down to Willard

81 Main stairway down to Medical Center Way, behind Parnassus buildings

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McLaren NE to NW

11/28/2017

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Starting up on the northeast (Portola neighborhood) side of McLaren Park: 1 thru17

Down to Lake McNab on a favorite switchbacky trail: 18 thru 21

Lake McNab: 22 thru 34

North side of the park, east to west: 35 thru 45

The Water Tower above and down Ina Court's 56 steps — only to climb back into the park again, and out to the Brazil trailhead for the #52 bus: 46 thru 55

18 A view north

46 Ina Court heading west to the stairs

48 56 steps with a center walkway

50 Down to Excelsior Ave.

52 Top of Excelsior Ave. and back into the park again

53 Continuing west to Brazil Ave. at the park's west edge

55 Brazil Ave. trailhead at La Grande

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Rutledge

11/26/2017

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An east Bernal Heights hike started on the west side. Holly Park: 1

On Powhattan, passing the foot of the Andover steps into Bernal Heights Park: 2

Next one over is Moultrie, another way into the park on the south side: 3

Ellsworth to Gates, 15 steps: 4 thru 7

Passing Prentiss sidewalk steps up to Chapman from Powhattan: 8

These two look the same. Powhattan near Peralta: 9

Rutledge THENS (2005-6) and NOWs --
10 thru 15

THENs (2005-6) and NOW --
16 thru 20

THENs (2005-6) andNOWs --
21 nru 27

THENs (2005-06) and NOWs --
28 thru 35

171 steps from Brewster down to Holladay: 36 thru 42

Costa, one street over from Rutledge, to Brewster THENs and NOWs--
43 thru 49

Top of Faith --
THEN (2005): 50
NOWs: 51, 52

THEN: A view down to Joy stairway (150) before newer residences were built on Brewster: 53

1 Holly Park

2 Powhattan into Bernal Heights Park at Andover

3 Moultrie, through from Powhattan into the park for pedestrians

4 Ellsworth to Gates

5 15 steps

8 Powhattan at Prentiss

9 Powhattan between Peralta and Franconia

10 THEN - 2005. Rutledge just below Brewster

11 THEN - 2006

12 NOW

13 NOW

14 NOW

15 NOW - 171 steps

16 THEN - 2005

17 NOW

18 THEN - 3005

19 THEN - 2005

20 NOW

21 THEN - 2005

22 THEN - 2006

23 THEN - 2005

24 THEN - 2005

25 NOW

26 NOW

27 NOW

28 NOW

29 THEN

30 THEN

31 THEN

32 THEN

33 NOW

34 NOW

35 NOW

36 Continuing down Rutledge

42 Foot at Holladay

43 THEN: Cpsta. 2004

44 THEN from Costa 2005

45 THEN: Costa 2005

46 NOW: Costa

47 THEN: Costa 2005

48 NOW: Costa

49 NOW: Costa

50 THEN: Faith, 2005

51 NOW: Top of Faith

52 NOW: Faith

53 THEN: 200r. Joy stairway from Brewster before new residences built here.

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Skyways and Walkways

11/18/2017

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East from the Glen Park BART, Glen Park side, above San Jose. Arlington Path is the pedestrian-only walk on the Glen Park side: 1 thru 21

There are two car-accessible old bridges from Glen Park over to the Mission neighborhood, Highland Avenue Bridge and Richland Bridge. And a couple of neighborhood gardens you can see from the walkways. Arlington Community Garden is on the Glen Park side.

Crossing over to the Mission side. Bernal Cut Path is this walkway's name. The Park Street Garden is on this side: 22 thru 45

Skyway stairs down to the J Church Metro that runs on San Jose west to the Balboa Park station: 46 thru 50

1 First skyway, view to the south, heading over to the Glen Park side

2 Glen Park neighborhood ahead

3 St. Mary's, into Glen Park

4 Uphill east

6 Between backyards and the highway below

8 The first of thee car-accessible bridges

12 Second bridge in distance

13 One of the stairways down to San Jose

14 Arlington Community Garden on the Glen Park side

20 Second car-and-people bridge, Highland Ave.

22 Now over on the Mission side

23 And west on this walkway

26 Down to San Jose

33 This is the Park Street . Garden

35 Glen Park neighborhood across

37 Richland Ave. Bridge

45 Back to where I started from

46 This skyway has two stairways for the J-Church Metro stops at San Jose

48 J-Church Metro stop

50 Or you can continue on to the Glen Park neighborhood and BART station

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Lower Greenwich

11/17/2017

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Passing the foot of Telegraph Hill's Filbert stairs: 1

Up from Sansome, first flight up to the walkway for the Grrrnwich staiway, a block north of Filbert, 98 steps: 2 thru 6

The walk between stairs and its various delights: 7 thru 15

Second flight up to Montgomery from the walk, 105 steps: 16, 17

You can continue up another stair-block to Pioneer Park/Coit Tower on either the Filbert or Greenwich stairways. This time a left on Montgomery: 18, 19, 20

46 Montgomery double-stairs partway down to Green. 21, 22

Osgood, North Beach: 23, 24

Rowland: 25 thru 28

1 Filbert up from Sansome

2 Foot of Greenwich

7 The walkway between the first and second flights

8 Garden path

10 The garden pathway leads to this beautyspot

11 A place to rest

12 Out to the main walkway

18 Montgomery is a divided street up here, This old mural is on the lower part.

19 Passing the Filbert steps just above Darrell Place

20 Old beauties at Montgomery & Union

21 Montg emery partway down to Green, 46 steps

23 I've got an old pic of this somewhere. Osgood off Broadway in North Beach

24 Osgood, North Beach

25 Rowland off Broadway in North Beach.

26 Rowland

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Russians

11/15/2017

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Up from Bay, Russian Hill Park. 73 steps for the fist flight of stairs that climb nearly to Chestnut: 1 thru 8

A few yards of a walkway (9) and the next stairway up alongside the old reservoir to Francisco, 59 steps. A popular spot to watch the Blue Angels during Fleet Week: 10 thru 17

Across Francisco, then the last flight up, 25 steps partway up to Chestnut: 18 thru 21

Chestnut stairway from the top: 22

Over to Larkin for the north steps into George Sterling Park. 92 steps to the top layer: 23 thru 33

Across to the south stairway, now with new fencing along the walkways: 34, 35

The longest park stairway on the south side (up from Larkin) was still being worked on. 112 steps: 36

Up 27 steps alongside the Alice Marple tennis courts and down tp Hyde, out of the park, 27 more steps: 37, 38, 39

Over to Lombard with its two sidewalk stairways, this time down the north (249): 40 thru 44

Passing the Greenwich minipark. North steps 53; 58 south side: 45

Foot of Filbert with its two sidewalk stairways: 46

Havens from across the street: 74 and 75 steps: 47

Macondray Lane: 48 thru 57

Macondray Lane replacement steps down to Taylor: 34 steps. Note the added handrails just before the stairs start: 58 thru 63

Passing the foot of the Green St. steps, up from Taylor: 64

Foot of Taylor steps up to the minipark: 65

Broadway up from Taylor: 66, 67

Nob Hill’s Taylor sidewalk stairs, California down to Pine, 192 steps for the west side: 68

1 Up from Bay St.

4 73 steps for the first flight

9 Short pathway between stairways

10 Second flight

17 Top of second flight at Francisco

18 Up from Francisco

20 Top of stairs, partway to Chestnut

22 Top of Chestnut stairway

23 Up from Larkin into George Sterling Park, north stairway

25 92 steps this side

34 New walkway and stairway fencing and rails since last time I visited

36 Longest park stairway: 112 steps

37 Tennis courts above

39 Down to Hyde

40 Lombard north side-stairs

44 249 steps this side

45 Greenwich minipark winds up pfrom Leavenworth

46 Filbert sidewalk steps both sides up from Leavenworth

47 Havens up from Leavenworth. Not thru to Hyde

48 Macondray, Leavenworth to Jones

49 A narrow walkway with four steps

50 Crossing Jones for more Macondray

60 Replacement steps and railings

62 Down to Taylor

63 Taylor at Macondray

64 Green St. stairs

65 Taylor up to minpark

66 Broadway north sidewalk stairs

67 Broadway south steps (dead-end for vehicles at top)

68 Taylor west sidewalk stairway, California down to Pine, Nob Hill (192)

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Harry Visit

11/13/2017

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Starting up Diamond in the Glen Park neighborhood: 1

Moffit turns east here with a few steps: 2

Moffitt: 3, 4

14 steps on the north side of Bemis and residences: 5 thru 9

Up Amatista from Benis, 92 steps: 10, 11, 12

Surprise! Construction of a building here at the minipark. THENS: 13, 14, 15. NOW: 16, 17

This little park, Fairmont Plaza, had no logs or benches on which to sit, but there was a swing: 18, 19

At the top of Amatista is Everson. Turn right when you get to Beacon.

If you didn’t know the top of Harry was on the east side of Beacon, you’d be likely to pass it by, thinking the narrow wood stairs led to someone’s home.

Harry from Beacon down to Laidley in the Glen Park neighborhood, 239 steps: 20 thru 47

At the top of the south dead-end of Noe, just starting dow from Laidley, another construction site. This is where a little brown-shingled house was demolished. THENS: 48, 49, 50. NOW: 51

Continuing down this steep part of Noe to 30th in Noe Valley: 52 thru 57.

1 Diamond St. in Glen Park

2 East on Moffitt

3 Moffit

5 14 steps on the north side of Bemis

6 Bemis enclosed walkway

10 Amatista Lane, 92 steps

11 Up to Everson

13 THEN: 2015

14 THEN: 2015

15 THEN

16 NOW: A taller structure at the top of Amatista

17 NOW

18 Fairmont Plaza

20 Harry swoops down from Beacon

21 239 steps

26 30 Harry

27 Front yard guardian

33 THEN: From 1972

34 THEN: From 1972. Got replaced,

48 THEN: 2003

49 THEN: 2004. South end of Noe just below Laidley

50 THEN: 3004

51 NOW: 11/2017

57 30th at Noe. Billy Goat Hill, upper right

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East Stairs and Garden

11/12/2017

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A visit to my two favorite spots at Fort Mason, the view steps and walk on the east side and the community garden.

Passing the old tunnel: 1

63 steps for the main walk with its two benches, now painted bright colors: 2 thru 15

Continuing up, 83 to a level area: 16 thru 19

There are two more short flights up, making it 106, then 118 steps if you count all eastside steps to the top of the park, continuing in one direction. 20 thru 25

Down one and south into the garden: 26 thru 31

23 for the longest garden stairway: 32

Community garden delights: 33 thru 60