So what can you do when the Lands End? | 在陆地尽头可以做什么?

In my last post, we looked at some wild seascapes at the Lands End of San Francisco, and for the Wednesdaywalk today, let's see what people are doing here to enjoy themselves.

上一篇向大家展示了旧金山陆地尽头的海景，今天我们再来看看，在这里，人们在做些什么?

Since it's by the sea with a sandy beach, people are chillaxing here... I am not sure if I should say sunbathing or windbathing, or perhaps both.:) In the distance, the mist and clouds have been mingling. The vibrant buildings lining the shore are looking so lovely, aren't they?

有沙滩的地方通常就会有人在放松，但我不知道应该说日光浴还是大风浴，或者都有吧:

This wooden totem by the beach is from the native American tribe Yelamu Ohlone. Before Spanish settlement began in 1776, the tribal people lived here in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California.

海滩边的图腾，来自印第安土著部落Yelamu Ohlone，他们在1776年西班牙殖民开始之前居住在这里:

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Giant Camera is a fun camera obscura perched on the headland above the cliffs. It can project an image of the surroundings onto a surface using only existing sunlight, according to a design by Leonardo da Vinci.

The building's internal workings have remained unchanged since 1946, and the exterior was altered in 1957 to resemble a large camera, with a metal hood in the cupola at the top.

The top hood slowly rotates, completing a full revolution in about 6 minutes and providing a 360° view around the building. What a clever design, right? Since 2001, this ingenious engineering device has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


下面这个巨型相机是一个相机暗箱设备，用外部光线将周围环境的图像投影到平面上。看到顶部圆顶上的金属罩了吗？它缓慢旋转，约6分钟转一圈，可以拍到360度全景:

The Cliff House in this photo is the third iteration of the neo-classical style restaurant that was rebuilt in 1909. The first Cliff House on the same site was built in 1863, and the second, a seven-story Victorian chateau, was built in 1896. It's fascinating to learn about the Cliff House's changing backgrounds and styles throughout its history.

The restaurants and bars inside were still open when I visited in 2014, but they were closed later due to the covid-19 pandemic and a delayed long-term lease.


这张照片中的悬崖屋已经是第三代，基于1909年重建的新古典主义风格餐厅。同一地点的第一座悬崖屋始建于1863年，而第二座则是七层高的维多利亚式样城堡，后来被大火烧毁。我八年多前到这里时，里面的餐厅还是开放的，但刚才看资料时发现，后来因为新冠疫情和租约问题已经关闭。

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Now, let's walk further down to the ruins of the Sutro Baths.

继续往下走:

The large concrete foundation you see here is the ruins of the Sutro Baths, a public swimming pool complex built by the former mayor Adolph Sutro.

The Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the largest indoor swimming pool in the world in 1896. However, 70 years later, it was burned down in the process of being demolished.

The first 2 images below are from Wikipedia, so you can see the impressive Sutro Baths and its interior in around 1896. Another lone witness to the city's historical transformations.

这里的大型混凝土地基是苏特罗浴场的废墟，在1896年时是世界上最大的室内游泳池。然而70年后，它在拆除的过程中被烧毁。下面前两张图片来自维基页面，看到当时的样子不禁感慨，这曾是多么富丽堂皇的大浴场啊。

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Besides wandering around the ruins or running like the boy in red, you can work out, read, kiss, explore the caves, and walk on the trails...

除了在废墟前唏嘘，像上面那个红衣男孩一样跑步，或者像蓝帽男人那样放空，还可以健身、看书、拥吻、探洞、散步......

The trail leading uphill:

上山小径:

And you can tell how windy it usually is by looking at the trees:

看着这些饱受摧残的树，就知道风有多大:

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Or, like me and this man below, stroll around and take photos of this beautiful place:

或者像我和下面这位一样，到处走走拍拍:

Okay, my walk today comes to an end; I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. If you are here, what will you do?

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