Only two people are allowed at a time on the suspension bridge leading to the lighthouse on Bonita Point, beacon to the storied entrance of the treacherous Golden Gate shipping channel. A foghorn repeatedly warns seafarers of dangerous shoals. Salt and mist drift past your nose in the chilly sea air as you step onto the swaying steel and plank structure, then look beneath your feet to crashing breakers below. The corrosive Pacific mix has taken a magnificent toll on the rusted metal bridge fittings (above). Gulls dip and fat seals turn on the rocks far below and you wonder aloud just why the sign says that only two can cross the bridge at once. Certainly the bridge has got to be safe, we agreed.
Kathleen went first.
To see the entire Bonita Point Lighthouse album, click on the photo below. See the seals, the Golden Gate bridge, the 150 year old tunnel hand cut through the rocks, the abandoned gun batteries to defend against the war that never came here.
To see the entire Bonita Point Lighthouse album, click on the photo below. See the seals, the Golden Gate bridge, the 150 year old tunnel hand cut through the rocks, the abandoned gun batteries to defend against the war that never came here.
