Here The Wild Images Team Coordinator, Christina, laughs at the bottom of the Filbert Street Steps on the continuing section of Filbert Street that runs into Levi’s Plaza, named after the famous jeans produced by Levi Strauss & Company and headquartered in this plaza of San Francisco, right next to San Francisco Bay. So why is Christina laughing here? Well for one thing, we have just had a nice adventure coming down off of Telegraph Hill by way of a very large set of stairs named the Filbert Street Steps that was unknown to us until we came across an opening in the shrubbery from which steps descending into the vegetation. Following them led us all the way down here, where Filbert Street continues on once again, but this time as a much flatter version of itself than on the other side of Telegraph Hill where it is one of the steepest streets in the city and its sidewalk is also steps. The day was beautiful and sunny, though not too hot, as San Francisco is famous for its moderate year round temperatures. It is interesting how just across the Bay it will be near 100 degrees and here it will be only 75 degrees. This is enough to make anyone smile. Especially while you are free to wander around the city with no set itinerary. But Christina also laughs easily, and all I have to do is tell a small joke to get her to smile big for a nice image. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos from California such as the scene of a blooming thunderstorm over Joshua Tree National Park, the lava flow created streaked ridge in Lassen Volcanic National Park, and the high altitudes where a giant sequoia is larger and redder than others, the steep Hyde Street view of Alcatraz Island and San Francisco Bay, the drastic slope of the abrupt drop off of Taylor Street, the Pine Street colorful terraced houses with background buildings, the historic looking beautiful terraced houses and a Classic VW Beetle, and the Asian inspired intricately ornate Chinatown scene, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from California have documented the long and winding road climb to the giants of Sequoia National Park, the size comparison of The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina and the giant tree, the massive view where giant sequoias maintain their diameters over hundreds of feet, an overlook into the Merced River Valley with Liberty Cap, the road heading towards the sheer monolith of El Capitan, the road heading towards desolate ridges of Joshua Tree National Park, the location where the road rises out of Bumpass Hell, a beach dune covered view of the secret underground World War II bunker, the reflective tower of the Marriott Marquis over the Yerba Buena Gardens, the distinctively ornate Asian architecture and decor of Chinatown, the musically inspired melting records with album covers mural, the long strange trip of the Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia mural, the places where steep sidewalks have stairs cut into them, the street where a tree gives a sense of the steepness, the expansive view of Nob Hill from Telegraph Hill and the oppositely directed view from Telegraph Hill to the northeast, the descent in the upper portion of the Filbert Steps, followed by the middle portion of the Filbert Steps with a pose by The Wild Images Team Coordinator on the steps, followed by the lower portion of the Filbert Steps, and at the bottom a view up the Filbert Street steps again with a pose by The Wild Images Team Coordinator below the steps. From our travels in the nearby Oregon and Washington, we have captured photos such as the deep blue hues of swirled clouds and rim peaks reflected in Crater Lake, the Hoh Rainforest green moss covers every possible branch, and the right place at the right time rainbow over the Mt. St. Helens remnants, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts from Oregon and Washington include the sharp looking view through the Lava Cast Forest, the optical illusion of blue waters and white streaks in Crater Lake, the starkly colorful rainbow rises over the devastation of Mt. St. Helens, the moment The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina is imprisoned by rainforest tree roots, the interesting story of the Port Angeles waterfront Rocktopus Sculpture, and its accompanying bronze plaque of charitable organizations.
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