Yesterday I rode over the Golden Gate Bridge with a friend. I’ve done that many times, but each time I do it’s still a pretty awesome experience. San Francisco has done a great job of making the bridge accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. Of course this is not entirely a coincidence nor charity; it’s one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. I do t know if the tourists who were there yesterday knew how good they had it; the weather was clear and cloudless with a slightly chilly but actually quite reasonable temperature. I rode the bike I’d worked on in Ashland and everything worked great. I don’t really miss living in the Marina, but if I do miss one thing it’s riding up to and over the bridge right out my front door.
