Unusual weather for San Francisco

Before I get to the best form of public transit available in the US, let's everyone say hello to my sister's dog, Omen:

Omen is a whippet. Good. (She's quite devo-ted to him.)

Anyway, this is how I got from the BART to the start of my 5.5 kilometer walk on Saturday:

If you take the Powell and Hyde line, the best part comes at the corner of Hyde and Lombard, at the top of Russian Hill. Just look at this view, and imagine seeing Alcatraz, Angel Island, and Tiburon directly ahead! (I have seen them from here. Trust me*.)

During my walk, I got to the end of the fog bank just before the Bay Bridge, and caught these cool lighting effects:

* OK, don't trust me. Here are two other photos I took from the same spot, the top one in April 2005, and the bottom one in May 2012:

Cute dog. Vomitous puns. I see you managed to catch a Fata Morgana in 2 of your pics. Nice.