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Glen Canyon and Upper Noe

4/5/2015

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Continuing a recent Glen Canyon hike, then down into Noe Valley. This is Part 2.  

Rocks above, first pic. 


Main bottom trail, pic 2. 

Up the 68 steps on the north side of the rocks from the Canyon floor (3 thru 9). The south steps still have that black flexi-fencing alongside, pix 10, 11.  


Upper trails: 12, 13, 14. 

Continuing up the main upper east trail (15, 16) to access the 89 replacement steps that climb to the west edge of Christopher Park, passing the viewbench. Don’t know what all that black fencing's for that's just below the trail here, but it’s not blocking the trail. 


Someone was mowing the wild grasses on an upper slope just to the side of the new steps as I ascended. Why not use goats for this to eliminate all the noise and blowing stuff? Pix 17 thru 32.

Exiting the Diamond Heights Safeway, noticed the southbound #52 Excelsior just passing; 30 minutes wait for the next. So descended into Noe Valley via steep 28th to Noe, since I figured there’d be less of a wait for the #24 Divisadero. Yup. Even though one passed when I was less than a half block from the stop, still only had to wait about 10 minutes for another #24. 

On the way downhill on 28th passed the foot of the Castro stairway and some longtime favorite older homes. Pix 33 thru 39. 

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1. Looking up from main Canyon floor trail
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2. Canyonfloor
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3. Starting up
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4. 68 steps
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5. View across to Mount Davidson
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6. Popular rock-climbing area
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7. Top of the north steps
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8. Looking down
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9. At the top
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10. South stairs descend; main east trail in distance
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11. Steps on either side of the climbing rocks
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12. Still green
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13. Winding up
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14. Diamond Heights homes above
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15. View west from main upper eastside trail
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16. Heading south to the main east stairs
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17. Foot of the replacement steps
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18. Steps up to Christopher Park
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19. 89 steps now ... and this view
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20. O'Shaughnessy Blvd. top
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21. Mount Davidson top, center
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22. Curving around
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23. The beloved viewbench
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24. South from the bench, these steps will take you over to Crags Court Community Garden
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25. Homes across, top, are in Mount Davidson's Miraloma Park neighborhood
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26. Upper right, Mount Davidson Park's openspace with forest beyond
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27. West edge of Christopher Park above
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28. Diamond Heights homes to right
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29. Climbing-rock stairways below, center
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30. Steps start at edge of Christopher Park now instead of a little way down as before
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31. Vast view from the top
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32. This park-rules sign is another recent addition
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33. 28th Street
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34. 28th in Noe Valley
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35. Foot of the Castro stairway
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36. Go to 2098 Castro on Google Maps Streetview to see the top of this
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37. Row of older beauties
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38. Between Castro & Noe
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39. 28th between Castro & Noe
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