Guardian of the northern tip of the Golden Gate, the Point Bonita Lighthouse still uses its original second-order Fresnel lens to cast forth a guiding beacon for mariners. In the 1850s, as lighthouses started popping up along the West Coast, mariners cried for a light to mark the entrance of the Go
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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area includes what is more commonly known as the Marin Headlands. The hills of the headlands, easily seen on the west side of Highway 101 across the bridge from the city, are home not only to the decaying battlements, but also to many trails and fire roads which
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Hidden away in the Marin Headlands, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, is an incredible, historic lighthouse. You and your grandchildren will go on a mini-adventure just to get there: you have to go through a tunnel that cuts through solid rock, cross a wire suspension bridge (don't
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