June 2020 – Michael Rappa

California Trip, 2014: Coit Tower and Filbert Steps in San Francisco

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Michael Rappa

The gallery below features photos of the spectacular views from the top of Coit Tower (six of which were stitched together to form the nearly 360-degree panorama above). Also featured below are the Filbert Steps, which descend Telegraph Hill through a garden area. The steps are actually a pedestrian extension of Filbert Street. I walked up Telegraph Hill via Lombard Street to visit the tower, and then descended the hill via the steps, which seemed to be the easier approach.

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San Francisco: View of Golden Gate from Coit Tower

San Francisco: View of Alcatraz from Coit Tower

San Francisco: View from Telegraph Hill while descending the Fil

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Seattle Trip, 2019: Downtown Seattle

June 17, 2020 Michael Rappa

These photos are from my walks around the downtown area of Seattle.

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Downtown: Pike Place Market

Downtown

Downtown: Pike Place Market

Downtown

Downtown: Inside the public library.

Downtown

Downtown: I like how the middle building here looks like a ghost building.

Downtown

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Glacier National Park, 2019: Trail of Cedars

June 11, 2020 Michael Rappa

These photos are from my hike of the Trail of Cedars, an easy stroll through the woods that hooks up with the highly-recommended Avalanche Lake Trail around the halfway point.

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Trail of Cedars

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Virginia Trip, 2018: Shenandoah National Park

June 7, 2020 Michael Rappa

These photos are from our drives along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, including hikes of Hawksbill Summit Trail and Bearfence Viewpoint Trail. Along the latter trail we missed the turn for the easier hike and ended up doing a difficult rock scramble though crevices and steep climbs. I’m sure the rock scramble on this trail is not a problem for experienced hikers, but for us it was a bit harrowing, especially since we were concerned about losing daylight before we made our way back down to the car.

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