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PACIFIC
OCEAN

Olema

PointReyes
Station

Inverness

Marshall

Novato

Petaluma

San
Geronimo

Tocaloma

StinsonBeach
MuirBeach

PointReyes
National
Seashore

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1 San Francisco
For earthquake tourists,
the entire city is a location,
as most of it either
tumbled down or went
up in smoke during the
raging fires that followed
the quake of 1906.
Walk down Market
St towards the iconic
Ferry Building and
pause where Kearny
and 3rd Sts converge.
Lotta’s Fountain dates
from 1875, and in 1906
was a meeting spot
for survivors. Today
people gather here on
each anniversary of the
quake at the fateful time
of 5:12am. Continue to
the end of Market St

and the Ferry Building,
which figured in the 1989
Loma Prieta earthquake.
The 7.1 temblor caused
widespread damage in
the Bay Area and fatally
damaged a multilevel
highway that ran like a
scar down the middle of
the Embarcadero. The
eyesore freeway was
eventually torn down, the
lavish landscaping you
now see was installed
and the Ferry Building
was turned into one
of the nation’s premier
marketplaces for organic
and artisan foods.
For our walking tour,
see p58.

54 p67


The Drive » Drive north
across the Golden Gate Bridge
and exit on Hwy 1. After Stinson

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

Earthquake


Trail


Although.earthquakes.occur.across.California,.the.


1906 .San.Francisco.quake.remains.a.defining.moment.


in.the.state’s.history..Unseen.faults,.such.as.the.one.


responsible.for.the. 1989 .quake,.crisscross.the.Bay.Area..


The.evidence.is.there.if.you.know.where.to.look..So.don.


your.Sherlock.hat.and.sleuth.out.some.cracks.in.the.


earth.


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