San Francisco ~ Golden Gate Bridge

The first time that we saw and rode across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California was on our 2010, “One Heck of a Ride.” It was Monday, July 26.  Naturally, while in San Francisco, prior to the bridge, the first thing we did was to visit a Harley Davidson Shop. We brought our long sleeve shirts and also some patches and pins,  all with the store logo on them. Outside of the store, we took pictures of the steep incline of the streets and other nearby landmarks. We stayed in San Francisco in 2010 much longer than we did this year, 2015.

While at the Harley Shop, in 2010,  we met a couple who was also going to the Golden Gate Bridge so we rode together. The closer we got to the bridge, the colder it became. It was July but it was getting cold. in spike of the weather, crossing the bridge was wonderful, amazing and beautiful.  While riding across the bridge, I steadied my hand as much as possible to take the video.  Once we got to the other side, we took several still pictures with the bridge behind us, just the bridge and also with the other couple.

As soon as we took the pictures, I put on my full finger gloves and my long sleeve thermos turtle neck shirt. Again, it was July, can you imagine? It was extremely cold.

The year, 2015, we again rode across the Golden Gate Bridge, this time coming from the North. I, again, videotaped the ride but this time, we did not stop for anything.  Again, the ride was amazing.

We rode through parts of San Francisco on the way to Pacific Coast Highway. We videotaped some of the steep streets. Can you believe that some of the streets may be as steep as 42%? Think about a 45% angle.