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Wild Roses

5/18/2014

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Found the west part of the Presidio's Battery East Trail to be temporarily closed due to construction. Looking down from the bike lane, the picnic area was closed off and both ends of the low-overhead tunnel blocked. Hope they leave the unique little tunnel unmolested. 

A bit further along, however, the rest of the Battery East Trail was fully walkable. This is the curly concrete walk with the gorgeous bridgeview, now green and wildflowery. pic 1. 


Down, then up again on the old wood stairway that descends to the west end of Crissy Field (153 steps), pix 2 through 14.


Near the top of the stairs are some fragrant wild roses, but most of them now decorate the beginning of the Presidio Promenade at the Andrews Road sign, pics 15, 16, 17. 

At the end of this long-loved short trail that’s between two vehicle streets, continued south to the Crissy Field Overlook and down to the stables via the old wood pedestrian bridge (18), this area still unaffected by all the construction work still going on around it. 


Passing the stables, up to the Park Trail where I discovered a third “Picturing the Presidio” installation by Lyle Gomes, this photo from 1991, pics 19 through 21. There are five more of these somewhere in the park for me to find.


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1. Battery East Trail
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2. Battery East Trail's stairway down to Crissy Field
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3. Top of Battery East stairs
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4. Wild roses alongside as I descend
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5. 153 steps
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6. Looking up to the top of the stairs
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7. Old wood stairway down to Crissy Field Beach and the Warming Hut
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8. Continuing down
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9. Now green and wildflowery on both sides
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10. Bridgetop view from the stairway
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11. Another bridgetop view from the steps
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12. The road to Fort Point below
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13. Wood steps
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14. Foot of the Battery East Trail stairs
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15. This way to the trail called Presidio Promenade
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16. This trail is between two vehicle streets
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17. Wild roses and a bridgeview
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18. Footbridge with stables beyond
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19. "Picturing the Presidio" by Lyle Gomes at Park Trail
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20. I found another one!
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21. Park Blvd. and Park Trail
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    I like meandering around on San Francisco's park trails and public stairways, sometimes taking photos, and enjoying nature and the outdoors.

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