After lunch, we walked back around the island to our campsite and played at
the beach until dinner. We ate our dinner and took an exploratory walk
around the point past Camp Reynolds to visit Battery Ledyard, one of
several cannon batteries on the island. Wow! What a view! We rounded the
corner and walked out onto the point and there laid out before us was
Sausalito, the Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Point and The Presidio, the Palace
of Fine Arts, the Marina, Ghirardelli Square, Fisherman�s Wharf, Alcatraz
Island, Pier 39, the Ferry Building, the Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island,
Treasure Island, the Port of Oakland and the East Bay! And everywhere in
between there were sailboats, yachts, motorboats, tramp steamers, big oil
tankers and container ships and all manner of flying birds! As a group, we
all stood there with a stunned look on our faces. Without a doubt, one of
the most marvelous sights my eyes have ever beheld! As evening descended,
we watched the sun set and watched the lights go on all around the
bay. That too, was pretty impressive.
Sunday morning after breakfast and devotions, we walked next door to visit
Camp Reynolds for a tour and a talk by Park Ranger Jesus. (I thought that
was pretty appropriate, especially on Sunday.) We were scheduled to watch
a cannon being loaded and fired, but a scheduling glitch and an injury to a
tourist took some extra time and took Ranger Jesus away. When Ranger Jesus
returned, he drafted our Rangers and they became the Cannon Crew! Lucas,
Jose and Daniel helped push the cannon out of storage and into firing
position. Jose became the worm; Jamison became the dry sponge, Daniel the
thumbstall. Two other boys were the wet sponge and the aimer. Kenny and
Lucas shouted encouragement from the sidelines. Ranger Jesus installed the
friction wheel, and after a one-minute drill by the boys, Ranger Jesus
fired the cannon. BOOM! Boy, that was loud! And smoky! Well, it was
little anti-climactic, but after that, we took another one-mile walk around
the south side of the island to visit Battery Webster. We explored there
for a bit and returned to Battery Ledyard for a bit of hide-and seek until
dinner and darkness.
Monday morning after breakfast, we packed up, walked back to the ferry
terminal and visited the souvenir shop and snack bar. After two days of
cold water and hot chocolate, the Rangers fairly flew to the snack bar for
a soda! We caught the ferry and bid farewell to Angel Island and Tiburon.
During our time on Angel Island, we saw a few plants and animals that we
don�t often see at home and we saw some views of the Bay Area that few
people get to experience! We peacefully shared our campsite with a family
of deer (one buck, three does, three fawns and a yearling) and a handful of
raccoons that pretty much avoided us after the first night. Overall, a
great trip! Hard on my feet, though�
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Kenneth Komoto, Commander mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Adventure Rangers Outpost 193 Phone: (530)752-7197
Southpointe Christian Center Fax : (530)752-0329
Sacramento, Ca 95828 Cell : (530)867-6158
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