May 11, 2013

the grand view


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photo by Donald Kinney

The "Ocean Through the Straight" had been rumored to exist, but still was elusive. In fact, it was sighted quite by accident by Portola and his crew from Sweeney Ridge, about 8 or 10 miles to the south on the coast.



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Without a famous bridge or a one-of-a-kind-city, it must have looked quite different. Yet, I'm sure the landmasses haven't changed all that much, although San Francisco Bay was quite a bit larger in 1769.



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Mount Tamalpais (Tam-al-pié-us), wrapped in a blanket of fog.
A garment that she made, in fact, for herself out of air and moisture.


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