November 26, 2013

directing traffic at Point Bonita


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photo by Donald Kinney

Oh gosh, I suppose now they have radar... But they still have a light out on Point Bonita that has been burning on foggy and dark nights for the past 136 years, doing a fine job keeping boats of all shapes and sizes off the jagged rocks at this northern entrance to the Golden Gate.



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photo by Donald Kinney

Not far away, about 3pm on a late November day, the ducks gather; and if they move at all, they tend to move slowly.  No traffic control needed.


 


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