Of course, our Bay Area visit last month wouldn’t have been complete if we hadn’t made a Golden Gate Bridge expedition.
© 2016. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
It was at this point in our trip that Jeff actually complained about our having blue skies every day. I knew he wanted that iconic San Francisco fog for photos, but the picture-perfect day combined with Ektar was all I needed to make me happy.
© 2016. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
© 2016. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
© 2016. View from the bridge. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
We’d walked most of the length of the bridge with Matt, Emily and the kids when Emily decided to take the kids back towards San Francisco. Matt, Jeff and I continued on to Battery Spencer for probably the most popular overlook of the bridge:
© 2016. View from Battery Spencer. Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
On our way back across the bridge, we saw two couples of gray whales breaching beneath the bridge. While I didn’t attempt to take any photos on film, seeing whales in the bay was definitely a highlight of the day, as you can tell from my tweets.
We reunited with Emily, who provided much-needed pastries, and went on to Baker Beach, but only after Jeff and I paused in a sandy woodland area for quick portraits:
© 2016. Baker Beach. Saturday, April 30, 2016, in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
© 2016. Baker Beach. Saturday, April 30, 2016, in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
Then onward to the beach:
© 2016. Baker Beach. Saturday, April 30, 2016, in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
Anyone who knows me knows I strongly dislike beaches. I’m not a fan of hot sand or dirty ocean water or greasy sunscreen or salty, humid breezes. It turns out, however, that I’ve just been on the wrong coast this entire time. Baker Beach, at least when we were there, was delightfully cool and crisp, and even the wet sand didn’t cling to my feet.
Plus, Atlantic beaches don’t get the sunset, nor this view:
© 2016. The Golden Gate Bridge, as seen from Baker Beach. Saturday, April 30, 2016, in San Francisco. Ektar +2.
Coming up next: YOSEMITE!
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Words and Light 
As a California native now living on the East Coast, I totally agree that West Coast beaches are the best. When I got in the water here in North Carolina I was almost appalled. The water was so warm! Yuck. Beautiful photos!