Ancient San Franciscans

Inspired by one of our country's greatest scientists, we left our flat on a sunny Sunday on the tail-end of a fun-filled Independence Day weekend on a mission to (1) discover the perfect brunch and (b) to explore the haunts of the ancient San Franciscans. The perfect brunch was easy to find. Obviously, the perfect Mediterranean brunch can be found in the Castro:



After brunch we took a quick ride on the N-Judah to El Pacifico where we enjoyed a laugh.



The free-spirited nature of Ocean Beach was a needed break to prepare ourselves for our archaeological adventures. Our first discovery was this lovely Strelitzia reginae growing in the wild on the side of a trail in Sutro Heights Park.



When we crested the Sutro Hill we came upon our first example of an ancient San Franciscan ruin. This temple-like structure was believed to be a place of worship and reflection used by ancient San Franciscans. A more controversial theory about the use of this large and impressive structure was that is was a meeting-place for a secret society free-range organic farmers, but this theory has yet to be conclusively proven.



We then descended to one of the most impressive ruins left from the ancient San Franciscans. While the uses of the "Bath House" remain quite controversial, I direct our readers to a treatise written by Drs. J. Borrok and R. Mitchell on the subject.



It was a fun day. We also had some good food, met up with friends, took a lot of buses. You know, normal urban hike sort of activities.