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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Visiting the Best San Francisco Natural Landmarks

By John Feyd


San Francisco has long been referred to as the Bay City, as it is bordered on three sides by water. When visiting here one can feel cool air from the shocking Golden Gate Bridge. There are many types of natual phenomenon here; Mother Nature has created some spectacular sites, here in in the San Francisco area.

Irrespective of where one visits in the Bay area, they are going to be amazed by the Natural Landmarks in San Francisco. This city has so much charm and charisma going for it, not surprising so many folk call this area home. Next time you visit the great San Francisco area, they should be bound to check out all of the wonderful free attractions formed by Mother Nature.

The Islands

There are over forty eight islands that make up the San Fran Bay are. Some of the most noted include Alcatraz. The shark infested waters have nipped at the success of many prison escapes. Alcatraz's most famous prison resident was Al Capone, the famous mob criminal with a lengthy reputation.

National Wildlife Refuge

Located on Angel Island, one will find the National Wildlife Refuge. Here the "biological treasure-trove archipelago" can be discovered. This island is not accessible to visitors, to save the wildlife in their environment. Nonetheless, one can to observe the island from the water. This area is often called "California Galapagos" and is of great ecological relevance to the area. Here travelers can observe over 211 acres of rocks. When going to the Southern part of the Island, the rock formations can be seen standing just about 400 feet in the air.

Seven Hills of San Francisco

When traveling to the area, it'll be clear that the city was built on hills. While there are over 43 in all, only 7 of them are original, the rest are man made. This is proving to be one of the best natural landmarks in San Francisco. The seven original hills are known as: Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Telegraph Hill, Rincon Hill, Twin Peaks, Mount Sutro and Mount Davidson. All of the hills have some type of importance and have neighborhoods atop every one.

Twin Peaks

The Twin Peaks are San Francisco natural landmarks that are famous. These two peaks or mountains are equivalent in size, with only a trifling 200 feet separating them. This natural wonder towers over 922 feet in the air. In traditional times these peaks were used as a lookout. Today the Twin Peaks are something everyone visiting the Bay area should have the chance see.

Seal Rocks

Seal Rocks is located on the North end of Ocean Beach. This rock formation is famous for enticing California Seals. This area is known for its golden beaches and pockets of rock formations. The seals use to make this a prime area for play and that's the reason why it is known as Seal rock. Driving by on any given day to see seals sunning themselves on these rock formations.




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