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Rustic Fence Added

7/5/2015

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Back again in Glen Canyon after a stop-in at the Safeway. This time descending from the edge of Diamond Heights’ Christopher Park to where the 92 replacement steps merge into the same narrow trail I’ve long known ’n loved. Pix 1 thru 12.

This favorite trail leads, same as it always did, down to the rock-climbing area where there’s a stairway on each side of the rocks. Descending the south one this time, 68 steps curving to the canyon floor, now happily without that black flexi-fencing alongside. Some new rustic-y fencing has been added at the top: 13 thru 21.


At the foot, continuing north (pic 22), briefly up (pic 23), then back down to the Islais Creek Trail (24, 25). 


Still no steps added to help one up the steepish section that climbs out to Portola (pic 26).  


Back again (27, 28, 29) after scanning for ripe berries. Up the stairs on the north side of the aforementioned climbing rocks this time, around 68 for these too: 30 thru 34.

Upper trails: 35, 36.

Up some newer stairs (replaced an older, shorter stairway) that ascend to the north-south trail immediately below Christopher Park: 79 steps winding round: 37, 38, 39. 

Plunging down into Noe Valley, 69 for the main Valley steps descending from Diamond, then continuing on the steps alongside homes from the upper median = 52 more, Pic 40; 121 total for the Valley stairs. 


Just before the second flight of Valley stairs, this older home still stands after a teardown of the house next door several years ago with two new homes built in its place: last pic.

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1. Steps start down at the edge of Christopher Park in the Diamond Heights neighborhood
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2. Mount Davidson's Miraloma Park 'hood upper left corner
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3. O'Shaughnessy Blvd. west side near center
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4. Diamond Heights homes in distance
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5. 92 replacement steps for this old trail
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6. Down to the viewbench
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7. The viewbench is to the left below
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8. Turn right or left
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9. Looking back up
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10. Straw wattles are for erosion control
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11. Steps merge into this narrow trail
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12. Nice!
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13. On each side of these rocks is a stairway
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14. There's a trail to the left also
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15. New fence section added
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16. Top of the south stairs
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17. I think this looks good here!
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18. Starting down the south stairway
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19. Curvy wood replacement steps
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20. Winding round to the canyon floor
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21. 68 steps
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22. Longlegged Diamond Heights homes above
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23. Briefly up to a higher trail
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24. Back down again just before Turquoise Way
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25. Islais Creek Trail
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26. You still have to scramble up to get out to Portola
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27. Heading back on this northernmost trail
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28. Stepovers on the Islais Creek Trail
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29. Sometimes people use this as a seat
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30. Foot of the stairs on the north side of the rocks
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31. Up from the main bottom trail
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32. Goin' up
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33. Around 68 steps for this side also
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34. Nearing the top
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35. Trails continue at the top of the stairs
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36. Islais Creek trailhead curves to the right
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37. Foot of replacement steps up to trail just below Christopher Park
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38. Curving around
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39. 79 steps for this one
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40. Foot of lower flight of Valley stairs
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41. Newer homes to the right but this older one's still alive 'n well
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