On the Road Again with Merle

My wife had President’s Day off but thats not one I get so I had to take a vacation day so that we could go on a hike together. We hiked up and on the ridge that separates the SF Bay from the Pacific on the southern end of Marin Peninsula.
Looking southwest at Marin Headlands:
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Little farther along, Pacific in distance:
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Looking southward at Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco as we approached dip in ridge:
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Turning to more easterly view with Robin Williams Tunnel along Interstate 101 and Angel Island at mid-right:
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…and then northward at Mt Tamalpais.
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…and some action shots, we had a series of bomb cyclones a few weeks back that dumped rain on us for a week or so but now with the warming weather the wildflowers are coming out:
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…and then this little unofficial “scientific station” (more like a drinking/smoking spot) where Merle joined the other trinkets in the shrine:
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Markeologist said:
My wife had President’s Day off but thats not one I get so I had to take a vacation day so that we could go on a hike together. We hiked up and on the ridge that separates the SF Bay from the Pacific on the southern end of Marin Peninsula.
Looking southwest at Marin Headlands:
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Little farther along, Pacific in distance:
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Looking southward at Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco as we approached dip in ridge:
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Turning to more easterly view with Robin Williams Tunnel along Interstate 101 and Angel Island at mid-right:
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…and then northward at Mt Tamalpais.
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…and some action shots, we had a series of bomb cyclones a few weeks back that dumped rain on us for a week or so but now with the warming weather the wildflowers are coming out:
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…and then this little unofficial “scientific station” (more like a drinking/smoking spot) where Merle joined the other trinkets in the shrine:
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Sounds like a nice adventure, Mark, with some gorgeous views! 🙂
 
Markeologist said:
My wife had President’s Day off but thats not one I get so I had to take a vacation day so that we could go on a hike together. We hiked up and on the ridge that separates the SF Bay from the Pacific on the southern end of Marin Peninsula.
Looking southwest at Marin Headlands:
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Little farther along, Pacific in distance:
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Looking southward at Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco as we approached dip in ridge:
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Turning to more easterly view with Robin Williams Tunnel along Interstate 101 and Angel Island at mid-right:
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…and then northward at Mt Tamalpais.
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…and some action shots, we had a series of bomb cyclones a few weeks back that dumped rain on us for a week or so but now with the warming weather the wildflowers are coming out:
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…and then this little unofficial “scientific station” (more like a drinking/smoking spot) where Merle joined the other trinkets in the shrine:
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Great photos my friend . When you were taking the photo looking toward the Golden Gate , you were just south of the old U.S. Army Long Range Acquisition Radar site Gertie . And toward the North on Mt. Tam , the Air Force also had one .

Harry
 
Old Engineer said:
Great photos my friend . When you were taking the photo looking toward the Golden Gate , you were just south of the old U.S. Army Long Range Acquisition Radar site Gertie . And toward the North on Mt. Tam , the Air Force also had one .

Harry
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Harry, yes, there were the radar sites there including a base up on Tam itself…my barber (since retired) was stationed up there. There are also the Nike Missiles site at Ft Barry plus all the gun batteries built around the Gate that go back through the World Wars and actually back to Civil War when the US was concerned about Confederate ships trying to steal the precious metals coming out of California and Nevada. I seem to recall in some long ago post of yours about serving on Mt Tam.
 
Markeologist said:
Harry, yes, there were the radar sites there including a base up on Tam itself…my barber (since retired) was stationed up there. There are also the Nike Missiles site at Ft Barry plus all the gun batteries built around the Gate that go back through the World Wars and actually back to Civil War when the US was concerned about Confederate ships trying to steal the precious metals coming out of California and Nevada. I seem to recall in some long ago post of yours about serving on Mt Tam.
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I was in the Army and was on Gertie . There were Nike Missile batteries around San Francisco and many other Major U.S. cities . The U.S. Army controlled the missiles then and had the Ajax missiles then ( 1958 & 1959 ) and later went to the Hercules then I do not know what they went to after 1961 . I transferred to the Cincinnati area , which they were starting up , in late 1959 . I eventually went to a radar site around the city but was in Indiana which was only 30 miles from my home . All the missile sites that I knew of then have been closed down for a number of years . That was a long time ago but I still have memories that come floating back .

Harry
 
Markeologist said:
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Markeologist said:
My wife had President’s Day off but thats not one I get so I had to take a vacation day so that we could go on a hike together. We hiked up and on the ridge that separates the SF Bay from the Pacific on the southern end of Marin Peninsula.
Looking southwest at Marin Headlands:
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Little farther along, Pacific in distance:
View attachment 2090203
Looking southward at Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco as we approached dip in ridge:
View attachment 2090209
Turning to more easterly view with Robin Williams Tunnel along Interstate 101 and Angel Island at mid-right:
View attachment 2090225
…and then northward at Mt Tamalpais.
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…and some action shots, we had a series of bomb cyclones a few weeks back that dumped rain on us for a week or so but now with the warming weather the wildflowers are coming out:
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…and then this little unofficial “scientific station” (more like a drinking/smoking spot) where Merle joined the other trinkets in the shrine:
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Really enjoying your pics Mark :thumbsup:
 
RLB0414 said:
Tasty looking beverage. What is it
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Just a couple of Henhouse (Petaluma Brewery) Hazy IPAs but we were getting some alpine glow conditions (refracted sunlight off cloud cover often amplified when bounces back off calm surface of Bay) which might have been having an effect on their appearance…they were tasty…went nicely with this Dungeness Crab ( we moved inside as it started showering on us).4EF0CD94-DF3C-41EA-AB43-59F2C5DBC05B.jpeg
 
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