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Published: November, 2006 Regional policy-setters gather at Bay Crossings lunch to ruminate recreational ferry future Brian O’Neill, Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA): We want to promote greater use of the highway of the water, with appropriate, clean fuel technology, to connect key destination sites. This meeting is really timely for us. How do […]
By Joel WilliamsPublished: November, 2006 The historic pub has a beautiful bar, one with a solid mahogany plank that runs the entire length of the bar, featuring flame mahogany columns against beveled glass mirrors. Overhead is a 1916 Pukka Walla fan, an enormous rotating contraption powered by a small motor via leather belts that looks […]
Published: November, 2006 A beet in the field does not look like a beet at all. Just the very top of the root shows, which makes judging the size difficult. And then, there are the leaves that stretch out from the root, which, like battle flags, show the signs of their fight. The population of […]
By Ed & Pam McGrathPublished: October, 2006 Boats have a spirit too; you could call it personality or soul, as well. If you are sensitive enough to pay attention, you can feel the soul of a boat the moment you step aboard. Of course a boat, just like humans, develops its spirit over time. A […]
Published: October, 2006 Gridley’s hopes of translating Fresno into offices or a museum never gelled, and time and rust overcame Fresno. As Bay Crossings went to press the wrecker’s ball was poised over Fresno; valiant efforts to save her by Gridley’s son, Phil Wright, and dedicated volunteers notwithstanding. Bay Crossings stepped in to preserve her […]
Performance Windsails Return to Bay Roots By Jane MorsonPublished: October, 2006 In 1982, Bill Hansen, a UC Berkeley research physicist, pilot and dedicated sailboat-racing champion, embraced the sport as an escape from the rigors of yacht sailing. Hansen’s interest was sails and rigs and, with a lifelong technical knowledge of aerodynamics, he challenged the conventional […]
Beauty, Amanda Abreau, screams as her seacreature beast, Bryan Johnson, gets a little too close. Shot on location on the docks of the Hanjin Terminal in Oakland. See page 19. Photo by Loren Earle-Cruikshanks. www.lecphoto.com
Published: October, 2006 Oct. 1 9:30AM – 5PM – Tule Elk Trip in Tomales Bay, Sea Trek Kayaking Center, 415-488-1000, www.seatrekkayak.com Join Sea Trek’s Michael Morgan and gain an intimate glimpse into the world of the Tule Elk. Michael’s 2000+ hours living, breathing and studying the elk will educate and entertain you on this guided […]
Published: October, 2006 Photos by Loren Earle-Cruikshanks. www.lecphoto.com
By Scott HargisPublished: October, 2006 Hooper, an athletic, graying man with a mock seriousness about him, explains the details of the swim about to take place, frequently referencing the map. The map’s focal point is the stretch of shoreline from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate, and includes Alcatraz, Angel Island, and Southern Marin […]