Heading home from SF on the 101 is a pretty nice drive. This particular day the sky was intermittent with rain and sun, so the vast open land and cloud cover was really nice to look at. I wish there were more spots I could have stopped at along the way to take some photos. I caught this one on a service road just off the highway.
The drive was pretty dangerous with the rain. I saw two completely overturned cars in separate incidents; one south of SLO and one just after Santa Barbara.
I have been to this spot twice now. It is just north of the bridge near Sausalito. The first time was on a weekend and it was packed with visitors and tourists (myself being one of them). This time I was the only person there, which was pretty cool. I sat for a bit, made a telephone call and just enjoyed the view while snapping a few shots and the whole time it was just me. I also drove a little further west than I had last time, following a winding mountain road where I discovered a few other spots to see the bridge. This spot is probably the easiest and better of the spots I saw. It is the site of a former military barrack and you get to walk through the old buildings on your way to the bridge viewing spot. Bring a jacket though, super cold and windy both times I was there.
