1290. BART to Panhandle (03/26/22)

Hikers (24): Arush, Chris P, Dan, Dan L, David A, Giulia, Hima, Hong, Jarda, Jim, Kathryn, Kendra, Mihail, Milon, Nagendra, Peter M, Qi, Russ, Sandy F, Shuli, Sophie, Steve, Vicki, Yipeng
Distance: 17 miles
Rating: 3 difficulty, 7 beauty
Park info: Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco

Steve owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Jim, Shuli, Qi, Milon, Jarda, Sophie, Kendra, Dan L and Steve

Plenty of new-to-INCH trails and in-hike dining options. Upgraded to a weak 3 since it almost cracked 4k ft of elevation gain with a few steep stairs.

Some of us took BART as intended

1-2-3 INCH!

The first of many stairs we'd take

INCHers take Twin Peaks

Suto Tower view--the front-runners missed this because it was still too foggy at the time

It was Easter time, which some people take quite seriously

Hong has an evil plot for San Francisco

Had to bag Mount Olympus because. . .why not?

Outside the Conservatory in Golden Gate Park

Engineered falls along Strawberry Hill

Grand View

We'd see plenty of these

Looking back at Grand View

Pretty steps

15th Avenue Steps--Mihail doesn't know how stairs work

Ortega Way

Aerial Way

Mt Davidson from Hawk Hill, a variant that David A recommended on-the-fly

INCHer's simultaneously conquer Mt. Davidson and love

A slope rather than a staircase toward the end of the hike

Jim's street. Also, is that a water bottle?

Milestones:
Highest point in San Francisco county
Arush's 40^th leaf
Dan's 90^th leaf
Hong's 140^th leaf
Jim's 220^th leaf
Nagendra's 140^th leaf

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