This is the General John Pope, “the very last troopship to sail from San Francisco,” as Carl Nolte (may he write for years to come) wrote in his Sunday column earlier this month.
In Texas, the ship will be scrapped. And there goes a bit of history.
May 18, 2010
April 1, 2010
November 5, 2009
October 18, 2009
Red Sky At Night …
Sailors’ delight. …
Took a handful of pictures of Treasure Island tonight. The setting sun drifting across the eastern clouds was reason enough.
The spinning Ferris wheel on the island frosted the cake.
August 5, 2009
The view from here
The tidal bore, sailboats, Treasure Island, and the Berkeley campus in the background. A peaceful day.
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