This photo is somewhat whimsical. It is really an old steel cable fraying apart however when I saw it, the twirled loose cables made me think of a giant squid or terrible sea monster from a cheesy old movie.

This old brick stairway has seen better days. Part of the Sutro Bath ruins, it may have once been an actual stairwell to one of the many pools inside Sutro Baths, or perhaps it was a more recent update by the National Parks Service. Either way, it is in pretty poor shape now and the area was in fact marked as unsafe for visitors.

The current Cliff House is only one of many buildings that have been called such and stood on this spot over many years. The current building is probably the smallest ever. It is a great place from which to view the ocean, Seal Rocks just off from the shore and also the magificent “Ocean Beach” which is next door. The building also houses two very nice restaurants.

I’m not sure what type of flowers these are These flowers are called “Naked Ladies” and are a type of Amaryllis (thanks Tina!). The flowers were a wonderful splash of color along the coastline on a day which was otherwise grey and bleak weather-wise.