San Francisco: West Coast & Golden Gate Park


San Francisco: West Coast & Golden Gate Park (Français)
My first contact with the ocean was near Cliff House, along Ocean Beach, where cold winds and burning sands gather. Nearby, a dutch windmill drew my attention to the Golden Gate park.
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Cliff House, the third one on this site, built in 1909, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The first house dates back from 1863.	Ocean Beach and Cliff House
Ocean Beach	Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach and Cliff House	Condos in front of Ocean Beach
Golden Gate Park North Dutch Windmill (1902)	Golden Gate Park North Dutch Windmill (1902)
Golden Gate Park North Dutch Windmill (1902)	Panel describing the windmill restoration
Highway iceplant covering the land	Shrubs growing along Great Highway
Ocean Beach from Cliff House	Sutro Heights Park seen from Cliff House
Cliff House restaurant	Cliff House
Japanese tea garden entrance inside the Golden Gate Park	Japanese tea garden door
Golden Gate Park	Golden Gate Park lake
Giant ivy leaves in the Golden Gate Park