All Sorts of Walking Today

Today's original plan was to take the bus up to the Golden Gate Bridge and walk across it and back, but due to the usual fogginess (and the extreme breeziness) of the day, we decided on a nature walk through the Presidio instead. This is such a weird city for walking, we've both found out, because it's a living embodiment of the time-honored "uphill both ways" meme, or at least it seems that way.

So today we took the bus up to the Presidio Ave. Gate (up near the southeastern corner), and headed down the hill on the Lover's Lane path--interestingly named, considering its claim to fame was that it was actually part of the old path heading from the original Spanish Presidio fort down to Mission Dolores in, well, the Mission district. We took this over to the main Presidio parade grounds area, over to Pershing Square and across the street to the Visitor's Center/Officer's Club--which also happens to be the oldest building in the city, built in 1776. After a few side trips around the parade grounds, we took the Ecology Path back up to Arguello Gate, including climbing over a recently fallen tree!

Lastly, once back in civilization, we walked down Arguello to Clement Street, where we found some really tasty and filling lunch at Q once again (Emm got the pulled pork sammich and I got a heavenly-tasting grilled catfish sammich). Post-food we stopped for coffee across the street, and somehow made our way home.

We are now tired and are going to be sleeping soon. *YAWN* I will perhaps post some pix later on, when I feel less lazy. :)