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No More Swing

4/8/2015

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What I’ve always called the “Marietta Openspace" at Mount Davidson East’s Miraloma Park neighborhood is labeled “O’Shaughnessy Hollow” on Google Maps.

O’Shaughnessy is the winding street way down below (and not at all pedestrian-friendly). I like the name ”Marietta” better; this street leads to the viewspot from the #36 bus stop (at Marietta and Teresita). Used to trek up through the Sunnyside neighborhood.

So time for another visit while this cliffside openspace was still green and to view the Canyon and Diamond Heights from the rocks up here. And yes, to see if the swing was still there. Nope; it’s gone. Drat. It looked so good there. And the branch it was hanging from has been chopped off as well. Last saw the swing in February 2013.

It’s a couple blocks along divided Marietta from Teresita before you get to the narrow cliffedge viewplace. First pic. Along the divided, winding street are several very short stairways, five to seven or so steps for each. Pic 2: 

Pix 3 thru 23: views from up here.

After my short visit had to walk down Teresita a few blocks before seeing any bus stops. Finally just past Los Palmos there was one for the #36 on its downhill trip thru the Sunnyside and back to the Glen Park BART. 

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1. Marietta opens up at the cliffedge viewpark
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2. Divided Marietta Dr.
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3. Wandering...
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4. View to the east with Glen Canyon below
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5. No more swing
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6. This was a really good place for a swing
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7. Curving O'Shaughnessy Blvd. below
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8. O'Shaughnessy winds around to the north
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9. Canyon treetops
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10. Trailing around
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11. Rocks to perch on
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12. Sutro Tower and Twin Peaks, right
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13. Berkeley Way in Diamond Heights across
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14. McLaren Park, center, distance
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15. O'Shaughnessy below, looking south
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16. O'Shaughnessy Blvd. below, left
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17. Homes on lower Marietta Dr.
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18. Mid-Canyon below
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19. A Marietta Dr. viewhome
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20. Would definitely like to live up here ... duhhh
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21. Lower Marietta Dr.
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22. Heading back to Teresita on upper Marietta
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23. The former swing tree from upper Marietta
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