My favorite thing about Bernal Heights is the great view. It's quite a hike up, or you can catch the 67 from the Mission and it drops you off on the least steep side.
Once you reach the peak of the hill there are other people, most with smiling faces, hiking around, usually with a dog dashing ahead.
You can walk around the microwave tower at the top and, on a clear day, enjoy a view of the Mission and downtown, Noe Valley, Excelsior and beyond, and even across the bay as far back as the Oakland hills.
It is a great place to go meditate, read a book, get some exercise, or just simply appreciate the beauty of the bay.
"This is such a great view, it really gives me a good sense of the city. It's like Portland, but more condensed," Grey Larsell, on vacation from Eugene, Oregon said.
Something else amazing about being at the top of the hill is the incredible wildlife that lives down its sides. There are a variety of raptors, skunks, opossums, and occasionally a coyote. Information found at SFNAP
Raptors? Like... Dinos? http://www.xkcd.com/87/
ReplyDeletehaha, no! Like..small hawks and owls and such
ReplyDeleteThe descendants of Dinos?
haha, cute :)
I love the hike up there! Nice photos.
ReplyDeleteGREAT photos. Nice to see the way the scene shifts through the day.
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