ArVeeNiner
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This morning I got up bright and early and took advantage of checking out AT&T Park prior to game 5 of the 2014 World Series between the hometown San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. My original plan was to fly up to Santa Rosa (KSTS) to have breakfast with my friend Dave. I figured that we don't get many World Series around here (although 3 in 5 years is not bad) so I might as well fly the RV overhead before the TFR went into effect.
Here is a shot of some low fog in the east bay hills behind Hayward:
This is looking towards Oakland and the San Francisco Bay:
Here's a shot of UC Berkeley. I had to start letting down so I could sneak under the Oakland Class C airspace:
Now I'm starting to turn west. To the right of the photo you can see Golden Gate Fields, the last remaining horse racing venue in the Bay Area:
Here is the Bay Bridge. This is the section that partially fell down during the quake of 89. They built a new eastern span which opened last year. You can see the new span and part of the old span in this photo. They are starting to tear down the old span:
The island in the foreground is Yerba Buena Island and the flat island is Treasure Island. Treasure Island is man made and was built in the mid 30's for the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939. Alcatraz and Angel Island can also be seen in the background:
Here is a shot of AT&T Park looking towards Tiburon. What a beautiful morning:
And now a close up of one of MLB's most beautiful ballparks. I just love watching games here. To the left is McCovey Cove. When the Giants hit a home run into the water it's known as a splash hit and gets recorded on a scoreboard in the park. I think the count is at 68 splash hits since the park opened. I actually got to see number 66 in person this year. If you zoom in, you can see that they have put the words World Series in foul territory:
Now I'm starting to head on up to the Golden Gate Bridge. Here is a shot of the Ferry Building:
This morning I got up bright and early and took advantage of checking out AT&T Park prior to game 5 of the 2014 World Series between the hometown San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. My original plan was to fly up to Santa Rosa (KSTS) to have breakfast with my friend Dave. I figured that we don't get many World Series around here (although 3 in 5 years is not bad) so I might as well fly the RV overhead before the TFR went into effect.
Here is a shot of some low fog in the east bay hills behind Hayward:
This is looking towards Oakland and the San Francisco Bay:
Here's a shot of UC Berkeley. I had to start letting down so I could sneak under the Oakland Class C airspace:
Now I'm starting to turn west. To the right of the photo you can see Golden Gate Fields, the last remaining horse racing venue in the Bay Area:
Here is the Bay Bridge. This is the section that partially fell down during the quake of 89. They built a new eastern span which opened last year. You can see the new span and part of the old span in this photo. They are starting to tear down the old span:
The island in the foreground is Yerba Buena Island and the flat island is Treasure Island. Treasure Island is man made and was built in the mid 30's for the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939. Alcatraz and Angel Island can also be seen in the background:
Here is a shot of AT&T Park looking towards Tiburon. What a beautiful morning:
And now a close up of one of MLB's most beautiful ballparks. I just love watching games here. To the left is McCovey Cove. When the Giants hit a home run into the water it's known as a splash hit and gets recorded on a scoreboard in the park. I think the count is at 68 splash hits since the park opened. I actually got to see number 66 in person this year. If you zoom in, you can see that they have put the words World Series in foul territory:
Now I'm starting to head on up to the Golden Gate Bridge. Here is a shot of the Ferry Building:
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