California Pt. 2: San Francisco.

San Francisco was a blast.  We originally were going to get a hostel for a week but they were completely booked so we ended up getting a hotel right next door for a week and it was pretty much the same price.

We ate some really great food, visited many neighborhoods and met a few locals.  Our favorite districts were Hayes Valley and Lower Haight.  We visited Fisherman's Wharf where most of the touristy stuff was and took a boat out to see Alcatraz and a close up view of the Golden Gate Bridge.  

(Golden Gate Bridge)

(Alcatraz)

(City view from the boat)

(Seagull flying right above us on the boat)

The Weather in San Francisco is AMAZING! The temperature was in the high 60's or Lower 70's the entire time.  At night people wore scarves and coats.  During the winter months the average temperature usually never drops below the 40's.  It was really, really nice.

Traveling throughout the city was rather easy what with the MUNI and BART available.  $1.50 for rides and it takes you pretty much wherever you need.  If you can't get somewhere, cabs are available.  The city streets are at extreme angles (there's one we were near that felt like a 90°angle while walking up it) and the cab drivers go down them as fast as they can--completely fearless.  I, on the other hand, was scared for my life, haha. It felt like a rollercoaster. 

After a 13 hour drive, we're in Arizona and have visited the Grand Canyon.  Right now we're waiting for the sun to go down to get some sunset shots and long exposures. Hopefully some star trails.