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photo by Donald Kinney
I'm sure I drove my parents close to distraction... Every time we crossed over the Golden Gate Bridge in our 1947 Pontiac I would ask why the bridge was painted orange instead of gold, as advertised.
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But of course, the Golden Gate was the gateway to the Gold-Country, a hundred miles or so to the east. Folks had been calling this area the Golden Gate 89 years (1848 to 1937) before the bridge was even built.
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And that little feature in the distance is Point Bonita Lighthouse. Fog in the area is treacherous and during the Gold Rush, before the lighthouse was built, 300 boats were reported to have run aground trying to find the actual but rather narrow entrance to San Francisco Bay, a mile or two to the east.
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I wish you all the best during the holidays to you and those around you. Thank you very much for sharing the beauty of your photos.
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