Today's Presidio hike started off on Arguello, continuing past Inspiration Point on the bike lane, then a sidewalk (first pic), the Ecology Trail below, to the first of the Infantry Terrace 'hood residences.
Down a few steps onto a short bricked walk that took me nearly to the east end of the Ecology Trail, its trailhead just behind Inn of the Presidio.
About to continue down the 37 or so familiar concrete steps (pics two and three: THENs) to the street below (Barnard), was surprised to see a replacement stairway. It's fully walkable, though the area was still being worked on (pics 4 through 7). It's got approximately the same number of steps, now wide and wooden with black railings. Main Post's Funston/Moraga/Hardie down to Barnard.
Continued downhill to Quarry and Fernandez, then up again (8th pic: new stairway in distance) to the dead-end of residential Quarry Road where I once again hit the Ecology Trail, this time out in the open, below Inspiration Point Overlook and just a few yards from the top of El Polin Spring's newer, west, stairway (69 steps, pics 9, 10) down to the little valley's picnic area.
Up again on the newer eastside accessible ramp, passing the covered-over older stairway (pic 11). This connector trail is nice and green now, a huge difference from when it first opened; "my" willow tree looks quite happy (pics 12, 13, 14). 15th pic: El Polin Spring from a trail above.
Up through the sand between Presidio Blvd. and Arguello, came out near Julius Kahn Park (16th pic: a view east) where there's an opening in the Presidio Wall at Pacific and Spruce (last pic). Once out of the park, Spruce between Jackson and Washington was good 'n steep.
Down a few steps onto a short bricked walk that took me nearly to the east end of the Ecology Trail, its trailhead just behind Inn of the Presidio.
About to continue down the 37 or so familiar concrete steps (pics two and three: THENs) to the street below (Barnard), was surprised to see a replacement stairway. It's fully walkable, though the area was still being worked on (pics 4 through 7). It's got approximately the same number of steps, now wide and wooden with black railings. Main Post's Funston/Moraga/Hardie down to Barnard.
Continued downhill to Quarry and Fernandez, then up again (8th pic: new stairway in distance) to the dead-end of residential Quarry Road where I once again hit the Ecology Trail, this time out in the open, below Inspiration Point Overlook and just a few yards from the top of El Polin Spring's newer, west, stairway (69 steps, pics 9, 10) down to the little valley's picnic area.
Up again on the newer eastside accessible ramp, passing the covered-over older stairway (pic 11). This connector trail is nice and green now, a huge difference from when it first opened; "my" willow tree looks quite happy (pics 12, 13, 14). 15th pic: El Polin Spring from a trail above.
Up through the sand between Presidio Blvd. and Arguello, came out near Julius Kahn Park (16th pic: a view east) where there's an opening in the Presidio Wall at Pacific and Spruce (last pic). Once out of the park, Spruce between Jackson and Washington was good 'n steep.
1. Arguello to Infantry Terrace neighborhood
2. THEN: Down to Barnard
3. THEN: Old stairway up to Main Post
4. NOW: Top of new stairway down from Main Post/Inn of the Presidio
5. Replacement stairway
6. Up to Main Post/Inn of the Presidio
7. New stairway replacing the concrete steps
8. Replacement steps in distance
9. Top of steps down to El Polin Spring
10. Down to El Polin Spring
11. Old El Polin stairway covered up
12. Accessible Mountain Lake Connector Trail
13. El Polin Spring Connector Trail
14. Continuing up
15. El Polin Spring from a Trail Above
16. Julius Kahn Park and Presidio to left; Presidio Wall to right
17. Out of the park at Pacific & Spruce
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