2022-11-30 20:19
Hot diggity dog! I just tallied the mileage from my last few years of extremely sporadic walks and I am now up to 682.5 miles of San Francisco city streets walked. (For those of you just tun… Read More
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Walking every street in San Francisco, taking pictures all the way.
2022-11-28 17:44
This big pretzel of a walk through North Beach (plus a bit of the Warf and a bit of Waterfront) filled in multiple gaps in my master map and offered a variety of views from the Bay to… Read More
2022-11-27 21:11
I knew this route would be a challenge on foot so I found it shocking that my long-time walking buddy, Chris, wanted to take it on PUSHING A BABY STROLLER. But we did it! With si… Read More
2022-11-09 17:11
This 4-mile walk through NOPA (North of the Panhandle) offered slow streets, surprise views and plenty of cheeky humor. This is my first time experiencing the new(ish) SFMTA Slow Street… Read More
2022-11-06 16:57
I'm back! For one weekend, anyway. Over the course of two days, I knocked out four walks. This is the first of them, attempting to fill in a funky gap in my master map. It is split bet… Read More
2019-10-05 01:43
If you can find a parking spot in the little neighborhood of Forest Hills between Golden Gate Park and the UCSF Parnassus campus on a weekend, buy a lotto ticket because you're lucky. … Read More
2019-09-03 20:31
Well, this walk is small but mighty! While only a little over two miles, the steep inclines make for a workout but the views are worth it!Hey, there! I'm back in the Bay for a work wee… Read More
2018-04-18 19:01
I needed to fly into San Francisco for work this month so I talked my mom into coming with me to help and then as her "prize" take a 5 mile walk in Lower Pacific Heights before we headed bac… Read More
2017-07-04 18:51
Time for another master map! I'm up to 651.9 miles walked which is pretty cool. But more importantly, there's this:You see that big red square on the west side of San Francisco? … Read More
2017-07-04 18:30
Filling in the remaining gaps on my map, I took this 1.5 mile figure-eight around the South Sunset to continue my hunt for the most patriotic house in the Sunset and I might have found it… Read More
2017-07-04 18:29
Sunday afternoons in the summer are the best time to walk the Parkside neighborhood. Here's why... I'll get to the why in just a second, first I want to note that the houses in th… Read More
2017-07-04 17:19
I had a tiny gap to fill in my map, so to mix things up, I am taking you on a time lapse walk around the block with me. Enjoy! Read More
2017-07-04 16:52
Since I took this walk over the July 4th weekend, I went on the hunt for the most patriotic house in the neighborhood. Here's what I found...While I couldn't immediately spot displays… Read More
2017-06-15 16:38
Yikes! I took this walk last month and forgot to post it. Better late than never! Another 3 miles knocked out in the Doelger City neighborhood of Sunset District keeps me on track to f… Read More
2017-04-13 06:05
I will finish the Sunset District in 2017... I will finish the Sunset District in 2017...and I'm now 4.7 miles closer to that goal.My zig-zag route caused me to bump into Abraham Lincoln Hig… Read More
2017-03-18 00:41
It's been awhile so here is a master map updated with my walks from this winter. The total number of miles clocked is officially 635.3. I have been chipping away at The Sunset and it i… Read More
2017-02-08 18:24
It was a gray day but this Sunset District neighborhood was just vibrant enough to make for a fun 4.6 mile walk, with a great view of the northwest corner of the city as the prize...The Suns… Read More
2016-11-15 03:19
In town for one day with my little sister, we squeezed in a fast 5.1 mile walk in the Laurel Heights/Presidio Heights hood. The terrain is not the most rugged in town, but there is def… Read More
2016-09-17 16:32
This course may be short, but it was mighty. I tagged along with a sfcityguides.org "Victorian San Francisco" tour on Sunday afternoon, with tour guide Bob Liu, and it was WONDERFUL.SF… Read More
2016-09-15 23:06
I was in town for a fast work weekend, but woke up my tired self early Sunday morning and Munied over to the Sunset to fill in a very important hole in my master map... As of right now, I am… Read More
2016-09-09 18:16
Here is my updated master map showing the path of every walk I've taken since 2009. I'm now up to 619.5 miles walked of the approximate 1000 miles of SF city streets. This means… Read More
2016-05-16 01:36
We visited San Francisco last month and I squeezed three short walks into a tight schedule. This was the last one my daughter (on her balance bike) and I took before we headed back to LA.&nb&hell…Read More
2016-05-07 05:46
Last Saturday morning, while we were visiting San Francisco, I got up early to do a quick walk by myself before breakfast. This walk was clumsy and short. I had to backtrack several ti… Read More
2016-05-03 16:41
Whoo! We were in San Francisco this past weekend and I got some walking in. First stop on what was a GORGEOUS Friday afternoon was the north side of Twin Peaks which spills down into w… Read More
2015-11-18 02:20
Yikes! I almost forgot to post this walk. The girls and I took a 2.9 mile walk in the Outer Sunset when we were in the City earlier this month and it was unique because 4 year old Goos… Read More
2015-11-03 19:34
Lakeside is a little sliver of a neighborhood that isn't actually on the side of a lake (Stonestown Gallareia mall and SFSU are between Lakeside and Lake Merced), but it's close enough to co… Read More
2015-11-02 18:38
I'm back in the Bay for a few days, so I strong-armed my husband into walking with me in the Inner Richmond. BECAUSE......this walk filled in remaining hole of the Richmond Distr… Read More
2015-05-28 05:16
I started walking the streets of San Francisco back in the fall of 2009 and plowed through 500 miles of the 1000 or so miles of city streets by mid-2012. And then I moved away. :(BUT!… Read More
2015-05-26 06:35
Hey, lookey here! I was back in San Francisco for a weekend and squeezed in a Golden Gate Park walk to knock out a few more miles. I'm now up to 604.6 miles walked. Holla. We (my… Read More
2013-12-11 01:34
Who has two thumbs and walked her 600th mile of San Francisco city streets?This girl!And where better to take this momentous walk than in the smelliest neighborhood of the city, the Tenderlo… Read More
2013-11-30 08:53
After completing this four mile walk in the Inner Richmond tonight, I am just four miles shy of 600!For funzies, I figured out that 596 miles is the same distance as Reno, Nevada is fr… Read More
2013-11-10 05:03
I did it! After an 18-month hiatus, I flew back to San Francisco last week, laced up my sneakers and hit the pavement for a three mile walk in the Outer Sunset. This hood is notoriousl… Read More
2013-10-19 04:02
I'm back in the Bay for a visit next month and I want you to join me on a 3-mile walk around the Outer Sunset on Sunday, November 3rd so I can keep working toward my goal of walking every st… Read More
2012-05-25 22:26
I'm writing this post from Florida. The state, not the street. My husband accepted a job offer outside of West Palm so we moved back east this month. It seems full-circle t… Read More
2012-03-21 04:32
WINTER2012: 14.5 milesSINCE I STARTED: 589 milesI didn't take many walks this winter, but I did knock out a few more miles in the Sunset, Richmond, Hayes Valley and Bernal Heights. All… Read More
2012-03-05 18:17
I never get tired of Hayes Valley. I've been through this neighborhood several times and always find new things to fall in love with. For instance, this house. Why are… Read More
2012-02-23 02:04
Why is it taking so darn long for me to finish this neighborhood? Geesh. I've been out here like five times now. I'm starting to think my walks are cursed in this hood.&nbs&hell…Read More
2012-02-16 04:23
After a rainy week, my sister-in-law, Sam and I decided to take our kids over to Golden Gate Park to get some fresh air and play on the playground.Hey look - there's Sam and her son! H… Read More
2012-01-12 21:24
This walk through Bernal Heights was quite possiblyone of my favorite all year. Here's why: I walked with my best pals, Sam and Heather. They're fun. We spent most… Read More
2011-12-20 03:16
I'm baaaAAAaaack! I never left the city, I just had to take some time off of walking while I figured out how to balance my work and family life now that we have Dumplin Bean in t… Read More
2011-11-02 20:44
The weather was gorgeous today so I headed out with Dumplin' Bean for a leisurely walk in the Sunset. It started out as a rather mundane walk in the city's most notoriously boring neig… Read More
2011-11-01 16:12
OCTOBER 2011: 12 milesSINCE I STARTED: 574.5 milesOoh! If I can knock out 13 miles a month in both November and December, I'll have 600 miles in the bag. Fresh! Read More
2011-10-29 20:38
Well, hello again, West Portal. You know how I love you so. I have tried several of the restaurants along West Portal Ave. and have yet to be disappointed. This n… Read More
2011-10-26 21:37
Oh, man! I get a C- for posting promptly. Sorry, I took this walk back on Columbus Day. Or Canadian Thanksgiving, whichever you prefer.Despite the rain, I got some decent sho… Read More
2011-10-06 17:37
Oopsie doopsie... I took this walk back in July for the Ocean Beach Bulletin and forgot to post it on my own blog. Go check out all my nifty hang glider photos over in my OBB column.&n&hell…Read More
2011-10-05 00:22
It's the first week in October, so you know what that means?It's Glide Bridge to Bridge 7k/12k time again! This is my third Bridge to Bridge. I walked the 12k in 2009 and tried to… Read More
2011-10-04 00:30
SEPTEMBER 2011: 10.4 miles SINCE I STARTED: 562.5 milesAnnika and I walked over 10 miles this month which wasn't too darn bad considering it was HOT! September did not disappoint in th… Read More
2011-10-01 06:43
Sha-zam! This month flew by. I took this walk last weekend but had no time to post until now. If I hurry, it will post in September. MUST TYPE FASTER! Last Sun… Read More
2011-09-21 00:39
San Francisco has approximately six days a year with a temperature above 80 degrees. Today was one of those days. Since we don't have air conditioning in our house, I decide… Read More
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