Archive for the ‘Stairway Walk’ Category
Stairway Walk – Upper Market and Twin Peaks, redux
Mars, Vulcan, Saturn, Uranus – it’s like we’ve gone to ancient mythology land! We’ll be climbing and descending some of the most interesting and narrow streets and stairways in San Francisco, with spectacular views of the City! Link to Google Maps. WHAT: Stairway Walk – Upper Market and Twin Peaks WHEN: 22 August 2010 – ...Read more.
Stairway Walk – Upper Market and Twin Peaks – Canceled
Mars, Vulcan, Saturn, Uranus – it’s like we’ve gone to ancient mythology land! We’ll be climbing and descending some of the most interesting and narrow streets and stairways in San Francisco, with spectacular views of the City! Link to Google Maps. WHAT: Stairway Walk – Upper Market and Twin Peaks WHEN: 18 July 2010 – ...Read more.
Stairway Walk – Eureka Valley
I thought for Pride Month, we’d traipse and gallivant through Eureka Valley, also known to people the world over as The Castro. This 2.2 mile walk is more strenuous than other walks we’ve done, but I guarantee you it will be worth all the effort. Google Map. WHEN: Sunday 20 June 2010 at 11am WHERE: ...Read more.
Stairway Walk – Russian Hill North
I skipped March, but the Stairway Walk is back for April! We’ll be exploring the northern walk on Russian Hill this month, and the southern walk in May. It’s a two-part walk you’ll be sure to want to catch both sections, and you’ll get to explore some of the small pockets of San Francisco that ...Read more.
Stairway Walk – Golden Gate Heights
GGH Route Map on Google WHEN: 31 January 2010, from 11am to 3pm WHERE: Kirkham Street and 15th Avenue, at the base of the stairway. Yes, 2010 is seeing a continuation of our fun and successful Stairway Walk Tours – this time we’ll be going to the neighborhood of Golden Gate Heights, full of curving ...Read more.
Stairway Walk – Apple Hill
Since we seem to be on a roll with fun events lately, I thought we’d try something different. I’m going to rent a 12-passenger van and take a group of folks to the Sierra foothills town of Camino, California, better known as Apple Hill We’ll meet at Cafe Flore, located at the Northeast corner of ...Read more.
Stairway Walk – Forest Hill
Link to Google Map It’s time to leave Old San Francisco and venture west into the neighborhood known as Forest Hill. Forest Hill contains the largest collection of houses designed by the influential Arts and Crafts architect, Bernard Maybeck, who designed the Palace of Fine Arts, among other famous structures in the Bay Area. He ...Read more.
Stairway Walk: Presidio Steps and Marina
Link to Google Map The Marina District was created with the rubble of the 1906 earthquake, and was the site of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, and we will explore from the Presidio Steps down to the Palace of Fine Arts, wander through the Marina District’s shopping area, have a nice lunch, then trek back ...Read more.
Stairway Walk 3 – Nob Hill
EDIT: This month’s walk is scrubbed due to heavy rain. We’ll do “Railroad Barons and Silver Kings” in March. Well, I mentioned at the beginning of the month to keep the 22nd of February open for the next Stairway Walk, and here it is! The Google Map Here. Nob Hill, home of railroad barons and ...Read more.
Stairway Walk 2: North Beach and Telegraph Hill
Link to Google Map of the route. I am pleased to announce the second Stairway Walk in our hopefully becoming monthly event: North Beach and Telegraph Hill. Sunday 25 January 2009 at 11am, meeting at the Southeast corner of Bay and Mason Streets. One of the great things about this event is that it’s going ...Read more.
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