Day 3 - Thursday, July 15

Another beautiful day in San Francisco. Today, we took the ferry from Pier 39 to Angel Island. It was a 20 minute ride, and at $16 per round trip ticket, it seemed like a decent deal. The ferry left the pier at 9:45 and took us right by Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. Here's the Golden Gate in the late morning fog:



And here's a pic of Alcatraz and our view looking back at the city:





Angel Island is a California State Park located in the middle of San Francisco bay -- it's basically an undeveloped island with 20+ miles of hiking trails with great views of the bay and the city. We hiked to the peak, Mount Livermore (800 ft), and took a bunch of pictures. I think the hike was a 5 mile loop, but the trails weren't marked very well. It was a 2.5 hour hike, with a stop for lunch.











The fog lifted by the afternoon and we had some great views of the Golden Gate on the ferry ride back to Pier 39: