Building the Golden Gate Bridge
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Today, the Golden Gate Bridge has come to symbolize San Francisco, and it is the universally recognizable icon of that great port city. Although conceived as a way to move people from place to place, it has become a destination in its own right. Spanning the Golden Gate Strait, a place of stunning natural beauty, the bridge is itself an architectural masterwork. Her tall tapered towers and graceful cables evoke a sense of awe as they appear out of a fog-shrouded channel. The distinctive terra cotta color contrasts beautifully with the rugged cliffs on both shores of the strait. The original design first proposed for the famous bridge, however, was nothing like what we see today. (read more)
“Our world of today revolves around things which at one time couldn’t be done because they were supposedly beyond the limits of human endeavor ... don’t be afraid to dream.” — Joseph Baermann Strauss
Spring Comes to the Blue Ridge
Photos by Bob Kirchman
A ramble along the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. — Photos by Bob Kirchman