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Saga Frontier about to pass beneath my feet as I stand on the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. Built in 2007, she's 199 meters in length and flies the Hong Kong flag. !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.11650779.8305/flat,300x300,075,f.jpg! !http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.11427594.2028/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg! !http://ih3.redbubble.net/work.6241762.2.flat,300x300,075,f.jpg!

Marina Boulevard, San Francisco on a warm sunny September afternoon. In the background you can see the dome of the Palace of Fine Arts on Lyon St. !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.11208519.5533/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg!

San Francisco, California. Taken on a hot sunny day, the mist is still trying to make its way in from the ocean. In 2012 the Golden Gate Bridge will be 75 years old ... over 1.75 billion crossings and still going strong. In 1994 The Golden Gate Bridge was named one of the Seven Civil Engineering Wonders of the United States by the American Society of Civil Engineers. !http://ih1.redbubble.net/work.7777704.1.fp,375x360,black,offwhite,box,l,ffffff.jpg! !http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp85/Rambler25/FeaturedWorkcopy.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.12702035.8976/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/work.9874217.1.flat,215x200,075,f.jpg! !http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.12552192.8152/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg!

Huntington Beach, California and the Great Pacific Airshow 2019 Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.90652940.4340/flat,300x300,075,f.u4.jpg!

Tractor Tug 'America' about to pass under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. America is a 98-foot-long “tractor tug.” She can generate over 6,600 horsepower with her two 16-cylinder diesel engines Sony DSC-HX1. !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.11650779.8305/flat,300x300,075,f.jpg!

A U S Coastguard helicopter in San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week 2019

A snip at $450 Million in 1998! 951 feet long and carrying up to 3,100 passengers Seen here transiting through San Francisco Bay in 2019

The sign at the entrance to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco I've probably looked at this picture dozens of times but it was only today I spotted an owl in there. Maybe if any locals see this they might be able to tell me how long the owl has been a 'fixture'. Do my eyes deceive me or is there also a rodent of some description over the owl's right shoulder? If I had seen these when taking the picture, I could have zoomed in and got them in focus. But I never even noticed them at the time. !http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn93/intenselygentle/138.jpg!

Karl The Fog was making his presence felt on this particular day. When I was inside The Bay, you could only just see the road deck. By the time I had walked around to Baker Beach on the other side, Karl had receded a little, enough to get a couple of pictures, by the time I had got to Marshall Beach, the bridge was almost gone again. The Golden Gate Bridge itself was opened in May 1937 Sony DSC-HX400V San Francisco, California !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.90637592.3659/flat,300x300,075,f.u4.jpg! !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.15090552.0670/pp,375x360.jpg! !https://ih1.redbubble.net/work.11526319.1.flat,550x550,075,f.jpg! !https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4954252584_43979530b1.jpg!

Seal sitting proudly in San Francisco Bay

505 views as at 18 April 2013 One of San Francisco's most famous landmarks spanning The Golden Gate. This was taken from the Marin County side. I don't know of a nicer 1.7 mile walk, 220 feet above the sea on a deck supported by two cables 3'3/8" in diameter that are made up of 80,000 miles of wire. In 2012 she'll be 75 years old ... over 1.75 billion crossings and still going strong. In 1994 The Golden Gate Bridge was named one of the Seven Civil Engineering Wonders of the United States by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Sony DSC-HX1 "Featured in Bridges":http://www.redbubble.com/groups/bridge-art-photography-writing/featured_works !http://www.richards-photos.net/just_fun/feature_004a.jpg! !http://images-0.re...

Madeline is travelling along San Francisco Bay headed out to the Pacific Ocean, first trvelling under perhaps one of the worlds most famous bridges. Is she on her way home to Crecent City, further up the coast, after mooring up for Fleet Week, or going out to sea, to earn her captain and crew a living. !http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp85/Rambler25/FeaturedWorkcopy.jpg!

MSC Victory and MSC Viking. 2 tugs seen here at the point where the Manchester Ship Canal meets the River Mersey.

Long Beach California Fireboat - Protector. Protector along with sister ship Vigilance are the two largest Fire Boats on the West Coast of the USA. Seen here at the Great Pacific Airshow at Huntington Beach, California in 2019

Even on a bright sunny day, the fog can roll right in to San Francisco Bay. Viewed from across the Bay, here it has reached the Island of Alcatraz, The Rock, completely hiding the water tower and about to consume the main cell block and lighthouse. As a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, if you ever have the opportunity to visit, take it ... go as early as you can to soak in the island's atmosphere and avoid the crowds. !http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp85/Rambler25/FeaturedWorkcopy.jpg!

One of Pier 39 seal visitors, fast asleep in the hot sun. In other areas you might usually see someone come along and discourage them off the jetties with a hose pipe. Today no boats about and so this opportunist found a good spot to catch some rays San Francisco, Callifornia Sony DSC-HX1

Guided Missile Destroyer - USS Zumwalt stealthily navigating San Francisco Bay, California as part of the parade of ships for San Francisco's Fleet Week event. I've read about ships with stealth capabilities, but until this, had never seen one in the steel. Sony DSC-HX400V !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.90637592.3659/flat,300x300,075,f.u4.jpg! !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.683676283.2827/flat,1000x1000,075,f.jpg!

Madeline continues along the coastline of San Francisco Bay, right in front of Alcatraz Island as she heads out to the Pacific Ocean. !http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp85/Rambler25/Featuredoutline.jpg!

Part way up Hawk Hill looking toward San Francisco through the northern tower of the Golden Gate Bridge Sony DSC-HX1 San Francisco, California, USA !http://ih3.redbubble.net/image.14582301.9356/flat,215x200,075,f.jpg!

This container ship has just entered San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge California, USA Sony DSC HX400V

San Francisco, California Golden Gate Bridge, one of the Seven Civil Engineering Wonders of the United States as named by the American Society of Civil Engineers. GGB first opened in 1937 and is celebrating a 75th anniversary in 2012 !http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.10928625.0962/pp,375x360.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.11184402.3537/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg!

Doing the touristy thing ... a boat trip on San Francisco Bay, under the Golden Gate Bridge and back again. This coming week (27 and 28 May 2012) sees the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge to pedestrians and traffic respectively ... over 1.75 billion crossings later and still going strong. In 1994 The Golden Gate Bridge was named one of the Seven Civil Engineering Wonders of the United States by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.7454739.9702/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.11208519.5533/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.12702035.8976/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg!

Another view of The Golden Gate Bridge. Again,taken on a hot sunny day, from the trail above the beaches. 27 and 28 May 2012 saw the 75th anniversaries of Pedestrian Day and the opening to traffic (respectively) of the Bridge. From sea level to the top of the towers is just shy of 755 feet. Each tower has an estimated 600,000 rivets. It is said there have been over 1.75 billion crossings since then. In 1994 The Golden Gate Bridge was named one of the Seven Civil Engineering Wonders of the United States by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.11333837.3670/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg!

Crude Oil Tanker, leaving San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge. California Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.90637592.3659/flat,300x300,075,f.u4.jpg!