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| 2 | +title: Angel Island |
| 3 | +date: 2019-04-24 |
| 4 | +# categories are Family, Photography, Places, Projects, Reviews, Software, Thoughts |
| 5 | +category: Places |
| 6 | +tags: |
| 7 | +- family |
| 8 | +- san francisco |
| 9 | +media_subpath: /assets/img/posts/angel-island/ |
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| 11 | + path: preview.jpg |
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| 14 | + |
| 15 | +For my wife's birthday, we decided to take the ferry to Angel Island, a place we'd never been; just |
| 16 | +another of those places we'd heard of but never gone to because... well, it's always there and |
| 17 | +there's just always something else to do. You know, like San Franciscans and Alcatraz. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +{: lqip=angel-island.lqip.jpg } |
| 20 | +_Not sure what this structure is, probably some form of watchtower thing, but we liked the looks of it_ |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Any rate, the island ended up being pretty interesting and having some historical sites, as well as |
| 23 | +being a decent hiking area. To highlight the history found on the [Angel Island Conservancy website][1], |
| 24 | +the island was originally a fishing and hunting site for Miwok Indians, because a haven for the |
| 25 | +Spanish, a US Army post starting during the Civil War, an immigrant processing site from 1910-1940, |
| 26 | +a Nike Missile site in the 1950's and 1960's, and then eventually turned into a State Park. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +{: lqip=angel-island-2.lqip.jpg } |
| 29 | +_Camp Reynolds Hospital, a hospital in the Civil War era West Garrison_ |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +Nowadays, the island is mostly open to the public as well as for groups to do various types of |
| 32 | +learning. For instance, while we were there, there was a group of Boy Scouts who were being taught |
| 33 | +how to work in one of the Civil War-era kitchens, using techniques that would have been used during |
| 34 | +that time. Gotta say, it was pretty amusing hearing the tweens and teens complaining about the work! |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +{: lqip=angel-island-3.lqip.jpg } |
| 37 | +_The West Garrison with which the Camp Reynolds Hospital was associated_ |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +We weren't really prepared for the size of the island; we didn't have the time to go all the way |
| 40 | +around, but it worked out because it was such a nice day that it was getting a bit too warm to do |
| 41 | +that much walking. Quite a lot of the walking was done on paved roads, which made walking a bit |
| 42 | +easier, but definitely didn't help with the temperature |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +{: lqip=angel-island-4.lqip.jpg } |
| 45 | +_Look... it's water_ |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +After a nice picnic snack and a couple hours of walking, we took the ferry back to San Francisco |
| 48 | +then headed back home. Altogether, we enjoyed the day, though getting an overcast day might be |
| 49 | +nicer next time, at least for temperature purposes! Also, next time, we'll be sure to go there |
| 50 | +during prime wildflower season and perhaps take our bikes! |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +Thanks for reading! |
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