Difference between revisions of "Bay Area"
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| − | The '''Bay Area''' is | + | The '''Bay Area''' is an area in [[California]], containing '''San Francisco''', '''Oakland''', '''San Jose''' and other urban centres. It's fairly extended, with millions of inhabitants. There's a plethora of highways, and it's probably better to see the Area as one huge city, with "The City" (San Francisco) as its cultural centre. |
==Going North or East== | ==Going North or East== | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 3 February 2007
The Bay Area is an area in California, containing San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and other urban centres. It's fairly extended, with millions of inhabitants. There's a plethora of highways, and it's probably better to see the Area as one huge city, with "The City" (San Francisco) as its cultural centre.
Going North or East
You can take the BART to Richmond (about 4 US$), get off, walk East, where there is the on ramp to the I-80 East. See Google maps.
For going north from San Francisco, best place to hitch is on approach to Golden Gate Bridge from Lombard Street. Just before it reaches the Presidio, it makes an angular turn toward the bridge, and a block or so down that angular street is a perfect hitching spot.
To Santa Cruz
Go to the 19th Avenue, which is also I-1. Find a good traffic light while walking South. You can even start in the Golden Gate Park.
To Los Angeles
Take the I-5 if you want to get there fast. Otherwise you might better off with the I-1 and/or I-101.
