My First CA Sunset: The Cliff House

The Legion of Honor might have been my favorite site, but allow me to share this shorter than usual post with you about my favorite and most serene moments, and they were certainly the most scenic. They were spent at the Cliff House at sunset...



Sunset over the Pacific

 I know it is same sun that is setting in North Carolina that sets in California, but I have never witnessed a sunset as beautiful as the one I experienced while touring the Cliff House. Here are a few photos and some history of the site that I wanted to share.

First off, here is the Cliff House before the chimney fire destroyed it on Christmas Day in 1894.  Notice how the rocks in the first one on the left side are still the same today as they were nearly 200 years ago? Don't know why that fascinated me so much, but for some reason, it did. I wish I had been able to visit the house in its heyday, what a grand and magnificent thing she must have been!!

 

A shot of the Sutro Baths before the fire:

 

note that the site in the foreground here
is nothing more than ruins and caves to explore today.



 

 

 

The place looks completely different today, but still has gorgeous views and a nice restaurant for drinks if you have the time:



Mayberry Zoo and NinjaChipmunk capturing the moment

 

 

 

 

Where the Sutro Bath House used to be, now just ruins

 

Surfers riding the waves on this cold evenng

I was not after a geocache here, so I have no GC code to send you after. But if you are looking for just a few moments of tranquility amid a very busy and non-stop city, I recommend coming here at dusk to remind yourself of what life is all about.