San Francisco Adventures

Spent 4 wonderful, fun filled days in the bay area this past weekend! I've been to San Francisco a few times before and almost went to graduate school there (but for many reasons, decided not to), so I've always loved the city and the area. This time however, even though it was a whirlwind trip, I was able to relax a bit more than in the past and actually see the city and more. The first day, we went to Santa Cruz and ventured to the Redwood Canopy Tours to go zip lining. I had never been zip lining before and it was an amazing experience. I was nervous about the heights, but after some excellent teaching and getting my feet wet, it was incredible! I can't wait to do it again very soon! The redwood trees are also breathtaking and gigantic and I always love seeing them, and hugging them.

After zip lining, we went to the Mystery Spot.  What a bizarre, touristy place, and oddly as smart as we are, we couldn't figure some of the mystery out.  It made us nauseous in the house, but was fun to see what the hype was all about.



After all the fun, we ventured into San Francisco and went around Fisherman's Wharf and became tourists for a while.

Saturday started with cloudy, rainy skies, but soon became a glorious day and a perfect day to head to Alcatraz. I was excited about this adventure because I really wanted to see the Wei Wei exhibition in the prison.  It didn't disappoint. What a talented artist with so much to express.

 That evening, I was taken to a great spot under the Bay Bridge on Treasure Island to photograph the bridge and the orange lights on top of the TransAmerica building; the Giants were playing right across from us! It was such a neat experience.  The real image from this trek is located on my fine art website (www.rebeccasternphotography.com.)





After that wonderful evening, up to Napa for terrific meals and fabulous wine. Also, some photo shoots in the vineyards! This area is beautiful.

A wonderful trip was had by all! Thank you, thank you for everything.  :)