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Oakland Estuary & Fruitvale Bridge
The Estuary was once an inlet. At some point, it was converted to a channel open to the Bay on both...
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Port of Oakland & Downtown Oakland
While a few of the buildings in Downtown Oakland are taller than the 240-foot cranes at the Port, it...
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Oakland Estuary Marinas
Despite its industrial reputation, the Estuary is lined with sailboat marinas east of the Port.
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Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda Point
Seaplane Lagoon is planned to be the focal point of Alameda Point redevelopment, with a new...
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Alameda Point Hangars
The Naval Air Station's hangars date to World War II, when the base was a major jumping-off point for...
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St. George Distillery, Alameda Point
The base's handsome old hangars are used for a variety of commercial purposes, including production...
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Alameda Point Hangar
In the 1930s, this hangar served as the base for Pan Am's China Clipper flights.
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Rock Wall Wine Company, Alameda Point
Next door to St. George is a winery ... with a dome. And a hangar.
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Alameda Point
At the western end of the island of Alameda, projecting into the center of the Bay, is the...
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Oakland Estuary from Alameda Ferry Landing
The Estuary's west end, near its mouth at the Bay, can get crowded on sunny weekends -- in addition...
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Port of Oakland from Alameda Point
The massive post-Panamax cranes and container ships of the deepwater Port of Oakland.
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Oakland Estuary Cranes
In the background are the giant "post-Panamax" cranes of the Port of Oakland; in the foreground, a relic from another time.
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Bay Bridge from Alameda/Oakland Ferry
Strictly speaking, the last several photos weren't taken on a bike ride; they were taken aboard the...
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Alameda Point Skate Park
Cities like to locate skate parks out of the way (if at all). Alameda's is not only at Alameda...
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Rio Vista Bridge & Sacramento River
At Rio Vista, the Sacramento River is a half-mile wide. Incidentally, for more on ecological and...
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Shiloh Wind Power Plant, Solano County
There are more windmills in the Altamont, but the Solano 'mills are newer and larger -- up to 260 feet tall.
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Shiloh Wind Power Plant, Solano County
Another view of the massive windmills in the windswept rolling terrain of eastern Solano.
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J-Mack Ferry, Steamboat Slough
The ferries are free and take a few minutes to cross a few hundred feet.
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