Pictures from Angel Island, different visits. Angel Island is an island in the San Francisco Bay. It's historically important and generally a nice place to spend the day. I've split this page into two pages, so look for the link to the other half of the pictures at the end of this page!

Picture of poison oak
Poison oak!

Picture of sailboats
Lots of boaters keep to the relatively narrow passage between Angel Island and Tiburon (part of Marin County).

Picture of San Francisco
San Francisco, in closeup.

Picture of San Francisco
Wider angle view of San Francisco

Picture of sailboat
On your way back, you will probably see many lovely sailboats.

Picture of sea gull
Then again, maybe you'll be attacked by birds looking for picnic leftovers.



cover Island : Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940
If you're interested in the immigration aspect of Angel Island, and in particular about the amazing poetry that the Chinese immigrants scratched into the walls of their holding cells while they were waiting to be processed, this is the book for you.


See the rest of my Angel Island Pictures
See the rest of Eljay.org - Travel Photos and Trip Reports


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