Ok, that's about the extent of the climbing. But it was a pretty day. I thought we would go amble on Golden Gate Bridge and then head over to California Academy of Sciences. After parking in the boonies because the parking lot was filled near the bridge, we wandered off to an old military installation and then down a trail through the cliff line to reach a beach of never been to. We weren't prepared with bathing suits etc, and the kids wanted to be "free" like out in the boonies of the volcanic tablelands east of the Sierra. Well, there were a lot of people around on one end of the beach but on the hike down the kids saw some folks in their birthday suits in a separate cove (which gave them the idea).

As it turns out, the birthday suit scene seemed a little more tilted in the guy direction. Well, pretty exclusively tilted in that direction. So we compromised, with our own little encampment past the crowded family and fishermen section, around the corner past the comfort zone of most sensible family people, but far enough away so as to not have any up close and personal encounters. Except for the occasional passers by en route or returning from further adventures.

We at least had enough space to make it a beach day without the planning that would normally go with it. It really is a beautiful spot.