Julia and Annie watching the sunrise at Golden Gate Bridge.
One of our favorite things to do is watching the sunrise from Marin County. It’s such a fantastic view of the city, the bridge, Alcatraz, Angel Island, and more.
The trail is easy to get to from this parking lot.
A trail that goes up to the vista point.
Please respect earthworks. The National Park Service is preserving unique earthworks of Battery Spencer (1887) and Ridge Battery (1871-1872). Please respect fencing, trail boundaries, and closed areas so that we may preserve these sensitive earthworks and vegetation that protects them.
To be really honest, everything up there was really dry—like bone dry—but I would be careful around the edges. There are some pretty steep fall offs, so be mindful when shooting selfies.
Julia and Annie jumping in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.
No matter how many times I come up here, it never ceases to amaze me. I think this was both Annie and Julia’s favorite view from the trip. Just be prepared—it can get cold up there. Make sure to bring extra layers.
Annie, Julia and I.
Time-lapse video of the Golden Gate Bridge.
My el-cheapo time-lapse setup.
Viewing northwest, towards Sausalito.
Julia and Annie taking photos of the Golden Gate Bridge.
View from Hawk Hill.
Annie enjoying the view.
Julia enjoying the view and snapping a ton of photos.
If you ever come out to San Francisco, make sure you go across the Golden Gate Bridge to check out the view. It’s breath taking.
This was one of my favorite views of the city, probably not my favorite view from the trip. The views from Yosemite were probably the most spectacular this trip.
Yeh, I agree. Yosemite was memorable. It was hard to absorb so much in only 2 days. We’ll have to go back there again! 🙂