Pulled “Chain of Lakes” from my “Quitter Strips” today and decided to try Middle Lake for the first time, now that Outside Lands is down. Lovely! Lots of great waterfall features and great natural benches—writing this from one of them.

Adding another water walk to the mix!

Finally can access this lake, now that Outside Lands clean-up is done.

First time making my way all the way around.

Had to show Sean (and Mary, who’s been to Santa Barbara) the Pacific Ocean. And while they climbed the Bootlegger steps, I walked the trail to the bathroom at Mori Point.

Walked Stratford to West 20th to Alameda de las Pulgas to 22nd and back to Mary’s court.

Substituted a water walk for a watering hole walk. LOL. End of a long first week and a long First Friday.

Eddy to Polk to Sutter;

Sutter to Gough and back to the Cathedral.

Finally got my sunrise walk!

I’m choosing to think of the fog as God closely extending a hug around me, us, the earth. It gets me going in the morning to think positive like that.

And at the end of the day, fog at Ocean Beach is still time to bask in the Pacific Ocean, with the salty smells and crashing waves.

And since a trip to the bathroom is inevitable at the end of the day, it’s so easy to pop into Beach Chalet and admire the murals!

Was trying to see if I can circumnavigate Lloyd Lake in GGpark today, but got foiled by the Outside Lands clean-up effort. So, I opted for the North lake in the Chain (closest to 43rd and Fulton, which moves swiftly in the 3pm hour!)

A great walk and I found myself communing with the birders…one guy was very excited to show me his kingfisher photo, since she wasn’t visible to the naked eye.