Training Log Archive: Nadim

San Francisco, CA. Cycling with Samantha on a hybrid tandem between Marina Green Dr. and the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a side trip out and back to a point under the south side of the bridge too. This was kind of crazy with a mix of experienced and inexperienced cyclists on the noisy, narrow, and windy bridge. There were no accidents that we’d seen, but there easily could have been. The views were good but limited to the west side.

Muir Woods National Monument, CA. I did a lot of stopping to do photography. We went 2 bridges out. On the way back, Max and I walked the high trail back. I would have liked to get up to the Dipsea Trail like I had on previous visits but that was too much for this already busy day.

San Francisco, CA. Hiking from El Camino Del Mar to Mile Rock Beach and back. I'd also tried to see the Labyrinth but it seems to have been covered up with sand. This was an easy hike but Samantha had trouble with it. Max and I balanced rocks, which is a common activity there. There were lots of rocks on the beach and in the water. Seals and waterfowl were just off shore. It was overcast. Earlier this morning we'd seen the Fort Mason and the Palace of Fine Arts.

Lands End, San Francisco, CA. After hiking Mile Rock Beach, we ate lunch and drove over to the Lands End Visitor Center. We had planned to see the Sutro Baths but didn't feel like walking Samantha down there and back. Besides we could see them pretty well from the parking lot, and there wasn't a lot of ruin left to see. We did walk around onto the Coastal Trail and to an overlook. This was the same trail that we'd hiked on a short way, getting to/from Mile Rock Beach. In fact, the overlook was less than half a mile from Mile Rock Beach.

Golden Gate Park, CA. Hiking from Stow Lake Boathouse up to Strawberry Hill and looping back. This was a nice and somewhat quiet hike. There wasn't much at the top of Strawberry Hill. The fun is in the journey getting there. Before this we stopped to see the Dutch Windmills.

San Francisco Botanical Gardens. We covered most of the gardens though it was hard to tell while we were doing so. We went through the Adean Cloud Forest, Redwood Grove, County Fair, Great Meadow, and Rhododendron and Mediterranean Garden sections.

San Francisco, CA. From Northpoint Rd. near Fisherman’s Warf, Peggy, Max, Samantha, and I started walking along The Embarcadero. Among the places we went to were:
Pier 39
Levi’s Plaza
The Exploratorium (Science Museum)
TransAmerica Pyramid
The Ferry Building
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
Union Square
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
Chinatown/Dragon Gate
Washington St.
Lombard Street (Hyde St./Lombard St)
Knob Hill
Russian Hill





We had a little excitement when eating lunch. I had my back to the open entrance—no door. Behind me a homeless man sat down. Unbeknownst to me while talking with my family, the homeless guy got real close. When he walked away quickly my son Max mentioned that he walked away with a bag. I looked below and didn’t see my camera backpack. I ran out the Super Duper restaurant while Max came behind me. I yelled back which way and Peggy said to the right. The homeless guy had a limp and I caught him him quickly. He didn’t have the bag but probably hearing us coming, he’d set it down at the edge of the outdoor eating area. I made sure he hadn’t pulled anything out by getting the homeless guy to pull out stuff from his hoodie pocket. Max got the bag and after opening it, I could see the lenses, indicating that that all was there. This all happened so quickly. I yelled at the guy and he never admitted to picking up the bag when it was clear he had. I didn’t call the police but would have if there had been any resistance. I’d just spent a bundle replacing my old camera body and getting a new lens. The homeless guy disappeared soon after. Maybe there was an accomplice who would have picked up the bag if we hadn’t noticed when we had.

The rest of the day before and after was fun. We climbed some good city hills and Samantha did much better than we expected she would.

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San Francisco, CA. From Northpoint Rd. near Fisherman’s Warf to Ghirarelli Square and back. We wandered a bit and settled on pizza and pasta. We got some views of tall sailing ships and parts of Fort Mason.

San Francisco, CA. After flying into San Jose with my family we drove up, to San Francisco. From near Taylor St. and Northpoint St. We walked along the Embarcadero street to Pier 39 for dinner. Dinner was nice. We got foggy views of Alcatraz Island and saw a group of seals hanging out o. A dock just below us. I practiced photography and refamiliarized myself with settings on my new camera.

From Northfield Rd., Greenwich Park, to Old Georgetown Rd. to Beech Dr. to Johnson Ave./Hempstead Ave. to McKinley St. to Garfield St., to Roosevelt St., to the trail at Jefferson St. to Northfield Rd.