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4 days ago
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Traveler went mountain biking
5 days ago
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Summer Solstice is traditionally celebrated with the North Beach Festival, and this year with a good use of German taxpayers investment in transcontinental relationships as a โฝWorldCup WatchParty ๐๐ฅ๐. Thanks Germany ๐ฉ๐ช๐.
Despite this obvious bribe, long-time followers can imagine that the
Traveler went mountain biking
June 16, 2026
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June 17, 2026
On any given day, at San Francisco's photogenic City Hall a flurry of fools in love combining our happy diversity of genders & ethnicities tie the knot in often spectacular gowns. To the charming music of our free lunchtime concert series.
Meanwhile in the Fillmore neighborhood, even the sun hides embarrassed
Traveler went mountain biking
June 14, 2026
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June 15, 2026
A classic summer day weather pattern in San Francisco:
Sunshine if you're fortunate to live or start from the Bay-facing neighborhoods ๐
Transitioning to marine fog overcast when you bike across the ridge dividing the Bay-facing from the Pacific Ocean-facing neighborhoods ๐ซ๏ธ
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You can see a similar route
Traveler went mountain biking
June 13, 2026
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June 15, 2026
After restoring and upgrading the big Trek mountain bike with a riser bar & stem, break & gear shifters and cables it was a great opportunity to combine a test ride from good weather into the fog with a friendly professional fine-tuning stop at the free mobile bike mechanics, who were fixing people's
Traveler went on an adventure
June 12, 2026
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June 15, 2026
Oups: too busy, this tour got uploaded 2 days later; seems people only see what's in their daily feed ๐ซฃ...
Lovely weather just on the edge of the marine fog layer (which currently covers the Ocean-facing neighborhoods in most days in June); it remained sunny east of the ridgeline, with great colors in the downtown murals.
Traveler went for a bike ride
June 10, 2026
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June 11, 2026
What San Francisco calls a 1 week "heat wave" offers actually some of the nicer truly warm days and balmy evenings without any June gloom (compare the cover photo with the identical angle with fog 2 days ago), even after sunset when exiting from a movie. Live music and people in the streets everywhere
Traveler went for a bike ride
June 9, 2026
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June 10, 2026
What became publicly visible with two "accidental" fires in 2013 and in 2018 is now finally complete: another historic building with 39 rent-controlled units torn down completely, not partially, for profitable redevelopment in the heart of North Beach.
Lame "real estate journalist" reports in the city
Traveler went mountain biking
June 8, 2026
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June 9, 2026
San Francisco Reimagines the Monument: Shaping Legacy Project Unveils Five Temporary Public Art Commissions:
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The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) commissions five visionary artists and their temporary public installations for the Shaping Legacy Project, a multi-year initiative founded by the Mellon
Traveler went mountain biking
June 7, 2026
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June 8, 2026
The free BikeMobile mechanics were in another, rarely visited part of the city today, a nice opportunity to revisit.
Traveler went for a bike ride
June 6, 2026
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June 7, 2026
On a day that started with my 2 teams playing a mutually strong friendly ๐ฉ๐ช2:1๐บ๐ธ there was somehow time for
2 street festivals (Union St corridor & North Beach Little Italy),
an ExtraFood Volunteer Appreciation Party and a Farmers Market Extra Food collection,
and an all nighter of art exhibits and
Traveler went mountain biking
June 4, 2026
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June 5, 2026
Do you know the feeling: 3 times this week went to the Library to find a quiet moment to write, and every time an event pops into the silence that's just more interesting than sitting at the laptop ...
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Today I ran into a co-owner of my favorite SF business that she co-founded some 50 years ago; the worker
Traveler went mountain biking
June 3, 2026
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June 4, 2026
Happy World Bicycling Day ๐
In honor of the day this tour is visible publically:. normally these short errands are only made visible if something unusual happened.
One farmers market, two hill summits, two volunteer-run food charities and their attached catholic churches on the hilliest route
Traveler went mountain biking
June 2, 2026
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June 3, 2026
California Governor and US House Primaries day: a good opportunity for a mountain bike ride to Ocean Beach on mostly gravel trails around Golden Gate Park.
A classic SF weather day: after several days of sunshine the central valley high pressure pulls in the marine fog layer in the morning. The sun might
Traveler went for a hike
May 30, 2026
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May 31, 2026
Mixed modes: Walking along familiar biking routes gives more opportunities to notice & photograph details.
Walked to the bike kitchen and biked the project mountain bike home. It rode fine but 3x had a flat and needed to change the tube.
Slowed down even biking on the return to hear some of the 104 bands
3 days ago
When the phone memory is too full with photos ...
At least a couple pics still fit: for the unveiling of the temporary monument to the Paleteros (ice cream vendors) of the Bay Area and the world. This is the first monument dedicated to Paleteros, celebrating diversity, immigrants, and resilience.
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