Category: bay

Ferry Point, Richmond

In recent decades Richmond has been aggressively developing its waterfront. Brickyard Cove, near Ferry Point, was once the location of a brick-making plant that used materials quarried from…

Red Rock Island

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The little island to the left of the bridge is Red Rock Island, the only privately owned island in the bay. It marks the meeting…

San Francisco skyline from Port View Park, Oakland

While we’re checking out the SF skyline, here’s a closer view, from Port View Park in Oakland. .

Exporatorium Roof Cam

The Exploratorium has a pretty cool roof cam. It is set to shift its view every fifteen minutes, or you can select from several presets. If several people…

San Francisco skyline from Bay Bridge

Here’s a view of the San Francisco skyline that I took from a car crossing the bridge a while back. I’m posting it because, unlike the Golden Gate…

A San Francisco webcam

Don Strickler has a webcam with a nice view of the bay. It’s located about 900 feet above sea level in Sausalito. The images are captured by a…

Send in the tugs!

How can we prevent another catastrophic spill in the San Francisco Bay? Oil is bad enough but there are also vessels carrying chemical cargo that could potentially require…

NOAA coast survey maps

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a series of excellent bay maps on the web. Although the NOAA cautions that the maps are not to be used…

Biking the San Francisco Bay

Biking the San Francisco coast is a great idea (in the dry season), and Suite101 published an article about the subject a few years ago. It’s not a…

Are there great white sharks in San Francisco Bay?

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Golden Gate Bridge in the fog

Cold ocean fog gets sucked through the Golden Gate, the narrow opening to the bay. The bridge that connects San Francisco at the south with Marin County at…

Time Lapse Photos of San Francisco Bay

I’ve been on the road a bit and not posting much. I’ll be back up to speed soon. Here’s the San Francisco Bay from 6:00 am to 9:30…

QM2 Arrives in San Francisco

While most of the U.S. was watching the Superbowl, a sizable contingent of San Franciscans congregated at the Golden Gate to welcome the Queen Mary II to the…