[San Francisco] Grand View Park, aka "Turtle Hill"

The Grand View Park, had long been nicknamed "Turtle Hill" by the folks of San Francisco. As I made my way up to the top, I couldn't figure out why it had such an odd nickname...until I went online to do some research and came upon a photo in Wikipedia that made it quite obvious on why people had nicknamed the hill "Turtle Hill". In order to understand the Turtle reference, you need to be at a good distance away to see that the hill with its trees does looks like a giant turtle. Amazing isn't it!

That's not the only amazingness Grand View Park has to offer. There is also the "Grand View". You can see all of San Francisco's best features! You get an incredible new of the Golden Gate Park, the skyscrapers of Downtown, and the Pacific Ocean. You can also see as far as Marin County, which is pass the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay!

If you are into geology, get excited because the Grand View Park sits on top of a 140 Million-Old Rock called the Franciscan Chert, that used to sit at the bottom of the ocean. You are able to see a lot of the exposed rock at the very top of the hill. Watch your footing because between the sand and uneven rocks, it's easy to trip, especially when most of your attention will be taken by Turtle Hill's incredible 360 view.

Happy Wandering, Alice.