1,017 Acres: Life in the Park

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Wonderland
I’m in Boston where it’s a beautiful spring day. A friend and I just took a walk through the Public Garden, the oldest botanical garden in the country…
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My Blue Herons
Every January, the Great Blue Herons of Golden Gate Park return to one of the little islands in Stow Lake to build a nest. And close on their heels …
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Morning in the park
My planned post for this week fell through, so the last two mornings I got up early and headed out to gather some sights and sounds of the park waking…
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The Father of Golden Gate Park– It's Not Who You Think
Gardening isn’t often a route to fame. As one of the park’s gardeners recently said to me, “you don't really see us.” And many of them, as well as many…
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A Tulip Painting
At this time of year, the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip garden is one of the happiest spots in Golden Gate Park, a glorious backdrop for marriage proposals and…
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(Car)Free At Last
When the main road through Golden Gate Park, John F. Kennedy Drive, was closed to traffic in the early days of the pandemic, it quickly became a…
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Dedication!
I was on a reluctant dog walk during the peak of the storms early yesterday morning when I heard a loud machine noise coming from nearby. Curious as to…
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1,017 Acres: Life in the Park
1,017 Acres: Life in the Park
A San Francisco writer's rambles through Golden Gate Park

1,017 Acres: Life in the Park

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