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Conquer Vallejo Street Steps
Begin your ascent of Russian Hill from North Beach, where
Vallejo Street Steps
rise
toward Jones St past Zen gardens and flower-framed apartments. When fog blows,
listen for whooshing in the treetops and the irregular music of wind-chimes. Stop to
catch your breath, then turn around and lose it again with seagull's-eye views of the
Bay Bridge.
Wax Poetic at Ina Coolbrith Park
On San Francisco's literary scene, all roads eventually lead to Ina Coolbrith, Califor-
nia's first poet laureate; colleague of Mark Twain and Ansel Adams; and mentor to
Jack London, Isadora Duncan, George Sterling and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Tiny