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4 days ago · Possibly the most iconic open water swim in the Bay Area, this swim will see you take on the challenge of escaping from the notorious Alcatraz island to the shoreline in San Francisco or Marin. The distance at it’s closest is only 1.5 miles from San Francisco, but strong currents and cold waters make this a formidable obstacle to former ...
3 days ago · This fun 6 mile hike around Angel Island can include great views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate bridge and Alcatraz Island, if the weather cooperates. As well as visits to historic island sites such as the 19th century emigration station at China Cove, the Civil War era Camp Reynolds military post and options to ascend the highest point on ...
3 days ago · May 19, 2024 at 12:33 p.m. Tiburon has been awarded a $24 million grant to electrify the Angel Island ferry fleet. The funding from the California Air Resources Board will go toward converting the ...
12 hours ago · Notable movies include early flick Alcatraz Island from 1937 (star John Litel is pictured left); 1979 thriller Escape from Alcatraz, starring Clint Eastwood; 1996's The Rock with Sean Connery and ...
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1 day ago · Alcatraz. May 21, 2024. OK, so a sea lion "walks" onto Alcatraz Island. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s actually the start of a wonderful story of partnership and conservation. On a chilly, gray morning in late February 2024, before guests arrived, National Park Service (NPS) biologist Lidia D’Amico grabbed her binoculars ...
5 days ago · Alcatraz: well-known prison, no one could escape it. Alcatraz is closed since the 1960′s. It is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, on Alcatraz Island. You can take a ferry from Pier 43. Fisherman’s Wharf: interesting marketplace, at Pier 39. Union Square: shopping center.
