Photos, videos and docs of Don Barrett (aka DBs travels), with the keywords: "SF1020"

Monterey County / CA-198 Peachtree Ranch (# 0582)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:37:06 +0000

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Peachtree Ranch Rd, running south from CA-198. About 30 miles southeast of this point is Parkfield, the most monitored location in California for earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault.

Monterey County / CA-198 (# 0580)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:37:01 +0000

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Ranch house in the Coast Range, on CA-198

Monterey County / CA-198 (# 0578)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:36:58 +0000

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What is probably one of my favorite parts of California, the fairly desolate farm and ranch country in the Coast Range that runs north/south between US 101 and I-5; I believe this is technically the Gabilan Range. This lone oak looks to be part of a family cemetery.

Monterey County / CA-198 Peachtree Ranch Wildlife area (# 0583)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:35:49 +0000

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On a tree next to where I stopped to take the adjacent picture, a poster noting that I was in the “Peachtree Ranch private lands wildlife management area.” The area in the adjacent picture is apparently a private wildlife management area managed in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. I could find no mention of this specific area, but here’s a short statement taken from the state’s PLM (Private Lands Wildlife Habitat Enhancement and Management Area) document:

“The PLM Program's intent is to protect and improve wildlife habitat by encouraging landholders to manage their property for the benefit of fish and wildlife. The program offers landholders incentives to utilize wildlife for recreational purposes on their property…...In return for the opportunity to generate income from quality recreation, the landholder must prepare a biologically sound wildlife management plan and complete specific wildlife habitat improvements on the PLM property.”

SFO ANA flight / pandemic (# 0572)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 09:24:15 +0000

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ANA (All Nippon Airways) flight touching down at SFO; taken from Bayfront Park.

SFO traffic jam ! / pandemic (# 0574)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 09:24:23 +0000

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Almost a traffic jam – there’s actually three Alaska airlines planes in this picture. Between the two you can see there is a third pointed straight in and thus barely visible.

SFO Bayfront park / Westin / egret (# 0575)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 09:24:25 +0000

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At Bayfront Park, a Westin egret (I’m kidding (about Westin)). The N/S runways for SFO are behind me, the E/W are off the right side of the picture.

SFO Volga-Dnepr Airlines (# 0573)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 09:24:21 +0000

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I originally wasn’t going to use this because I was too far away to get a clear picture, but then I realized that it included two cargo planes of the Russian company, Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The company, based in Russia, specializes in moving very heavy and bulky cargoes using the pictured Russian-built Antonov An-124 Ruslans. U.S. government agencies are among the organizations that contract to Volga-Dneper for use of the An-124.

Sources:
An-124: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-124_Ruslan
Volga-Dnepr Airlines: airline.volga-dnepr.com/en

SFO / pandemic (# 0565)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 09:24:19 +0000

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Fairly quiet with quite a few empty gates – only one Southwest and two Delta flights at the gates at 9AM on a Friday morning. Taken from Bayfront Park.

SFO ANA flight / pandemic (# 0569)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 09:24:12 +0000

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ANA (All Nippon Airways) flight coming into SFO; taken from Bayfront Park.

SFO Bayfront park / egret / breakfast (# 0567)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 09:24:03 +0000

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Always an interesting stop for me, and since I had to get a ‘to go’ breakfast from McDonald’s, a necessary stop to have a place to eat. Bayfront Park is on landfill that’s primarily occupied by hotels that serve SFO (San Francisco International Airport). The park has some interesting trails through swampy areas, and provides an excellent view of SFO (and birds).

San Francisco 9th & Mission – pandemic (# 0220)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:50:51 +0000

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On the southwestern edge of downtown San Francisco at mid-day in mid-October. I had heard tales of downtown SF being dead due to the pandemic, but at this point I wasn’t quite seeing it. Traffic seemed fairly light, almost about what you used to would have seen on a Saturday, but not exceptionally light. On this edge of downtown, though, one is in a mixed use area that isn’t dominated by office buildings. When I got further in, near the Salesforce tower (the tower in this picture), the sidewalks were much emptier than one would usually see – unfortunately, there was no easy place to stop to even get a picture through the windshield (like this one). But see the next couple of pictures from along the Embarcadero

San Francisco Embarcadero& Broadway – pandemic (# 0223)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:50:55 +0000

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At this point I’m on The Embarcadero at Broadway in an area of the older piers that have been converted to small shops, offices, restaurants, and bars. It’s not unusual for the auto traffic to be light on this side of The Embarcadero, but what’s missing is the sidewalks full of pedestrians. The Google Street View linked below, taken April of 2016, shows quite well what this section of street typically looks like:

goo.gl/maps/dbozq5VhCBC5bXxe8

San Francisco Embarcadero& Broadway – pandemic (# 0224)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:50:57 +0000

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Another shot from The Embarcadero at Broadway, looking north towards Fisherman's Wharf area. At this point traffic usually starts backing up due to getting nearer the major tourist attractions up there, but not today. As with the adjacent picture the Google Street View (linked below) of April, 2016, shows much heavier pedestrian and vehicle traffic:

goo.gl/maps/bncqHdT4FWzkVQH36

San Francisco anti-Trump poster (# 0225)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:50:59 +0000

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Not a great picture, I had to take it from the car while (luckily) stopped in traffic.

A poster on Harrison St., a major route for getting on the expressway headed out of downtown. “I saved his a**.” An actual Trump statement about protecting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from being charged with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Source: www.businessinsider.com/trump-woodward-i-saved-his-ass-mbs-khashoggi-rage-2020-9?op=1

San Francisco 9th & Mission – pandemic (# 0220)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:31:22 +0000

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San Francisco Embarcadero& Broadway – pandemic (# 0223)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:31:50 +0000

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San Francisco Embarcadero& Broadway – pandemic (# 0224)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:32:05 +0000

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San Francisco anti-Trump poster (# 0225)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:32:28 +0000

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San Francisco / Castro redevelopment (# 0559)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:01:10 +0000

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A series of four photos documenting the redevelopment/urbanization of one intersection (Market/Sanchez/15th) in the Castro; each photo contains a link to a Google Street View of the area prior to the new construction.

When this era of redevelopment started in around 2010, it didn’t seem particularly objectionable since often it was replacing an old and unused or underused building, and seemed to be providing some interesting new design. Ten years later, though, I can definitely understand why my local friends see it as the destruction of the neighborhood, of wiping out much of its culture. By being typically 5 or 6 stories (3 or more stories taller than previous), filling the entire piece of land right up to the sidewalk with a vertical box, and following a consistent angular architectural design, the style overpowers what was the defining uniqueness of the area.

In this picture, I’m surprised that Beck’s hasn’t succumbed to the redevelopment demands – it’s one of the few old fashioned motels still in existence relatively close to downtown SF. What was next to it, and is being replaced, was a funeral parlor. Below is a link to the Google Street View of the same section, taken in July, 2009.

goo.gl/maps/rQF1tyVsxq4g3LQd7