Today I woke up and decided to make the crazy trek to San Francisco's beautiful and historic Coit Tower. The tower (unintentionally) resembles a fireman's hose, and was built in 1933 with the backing of Lillie Hitchcock Coit who left a third of her estate to the city way back when. I've never made it up the crazy hills to get to the tower, which sits up around Telegraph Hill (famous for its parrots, which I saw/ heard squawking throughout the afternoon). But today I decided to best the hills and made the trek -- just over three miles from my friend's apartment in the Mission. I walked there AND back! Go me! Phew.

Here are some more photos from my adventure:

Phew! Now it's time for a nap!