The Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge are two of the most beautiful things in the city. We drove across the west section of the Oakland Bay Bridge on the way to Treasure Island on Thursday. The bridge is divided into two main sections: west and east, both over 9,000 feet long. By comparison, the Golden Gate Bridge is only 8,981 feet long.

After visiting the Marin Hills (also on Thursday), we drove to Fort Point for a great view of the Golden Gate from sea-level. Fort Point was built in 1853 and was the only fort on the West Coast at the time. There are still old cannons on display in the old, preserved fort. We tried to go back at night to walk on the bridge, but didn't realize that it closed to pedestrians at 9. Instead, on Friday we took the bus to the Golden Gate Bridge and walked halfway across it in the fog, which was pretty neat. Sometimes it looked like the bridge disappeared into a cloud of fog. I wish we had walked across it when it was clear on Thursday. Maybe we can do that someday.

Oakland Bay Bridge pictures:



Some of my favorite pictures from the whole trip: