UCSF Parnassus Heights & Golden Gate NRA (Cellphone Photos) - San Francisco, CA

Yesterday, on the 2nd February 2026, I had to go to UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus in San Francisco, CA for more medical testing due to complications from a COVID infection a little over 2 years ago. I took a few photos at UCSF, and after I was done with the medical tests, my parents and I went over to Golden Gate National Recreation Area. I visited Crissy Field Beach, Fort Point, and Torpedo Wharf. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

Message from the Photographer: If you have been following me on here for a while, you'll know that I've had Long COVID for over 2 years now, and the virus has completely screwed up my life. Unfortunately none of the specialists and doctors here on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area in the Tri-Valley knows anything about Long COVID. Unfortunately all the specialists in the field seems to be at the major hospitals around the area.

A scenery photo of Golden Gate Bridge (in the distance in the center), houses, mountains, trees, cars, and intersection of Arguello Blvd & Carl Street (bottom right). The photo was shot at UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus.

A scenery photo of Downtown San Francisco (in the distance), trees, and mountains. The photo was shot at UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus.

A scenery photo of Irving Street, trees, houses, Pacific Ocean (in the distance), cars, and clouds. The photo was shot at UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus.

A scenery photo of Golden Gate Bridge, Crissy Field Beach, San Francisco Bay, Fort Point (in the distance on the left), Marin Headlands (right), and clouds. The photo was shot in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Alcatraz Island (center), San Francisco Bay, and Crissy Field Beach. The photo was shot in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of the Palace of Fine Arts and Crissy Field Marsh. The photo was shot in Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge. The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Fort Point, San Francisco Bay, Marin Headlands, Point Bonita Lighthouse (in the distance in the center), and clouds. The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, and San Francisco Bay. The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, San Francisco Bay, and clouds. The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, Pacific Ocean, and clouds. The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Fort Point (bottom), San Francisco Bay, Marin Headlands, Point Bonita Lighthouse (in the distance in the center), clouds, aeroplanes (in the distance on the right), and cargo ship (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of seagull, Fort Point (bottom), Alcatraz Island (in the distance on the left), Bay Bridge (in the distance in the center), Yerba Buena Island (in the distance in the center), Downtown San Francisco (in the distance on the right), and Torpedo Wharf (in the distance on the right). The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

A scenery photo of Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Point (left), Marin Headlands (right), and clouds. The photo was shot at Fort Point National Historic Site at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

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Mount Diablo SP On A Rainy Day (Cellphone Photos)

On the 24th September 2025, my mom and I went to Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, CA for a day trip. I purposely went on a cloudy and rainy day to see the clouds. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

A scenery photo of trees, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot on Artist's Point Road.

A scenery photo of trees, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot on Artist's Point Road.

A scenery photo of trees and rocks shot at Rock City Park.

A scenery photo of Delta Region, North Peak (right), mountains, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of Delta Region, North Bay (in the distance), mountains, clouds, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of North Peak, Delta Region, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of San Francisco (in the distance), SF Bay Area, parking lot, trees, antenna towers, mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

After this photo, my mom and I waited in the car for an hour due to heavy rain. It was so heavy, it was occasionally interfering with the free WiFi signal from the Mount Diablo Summit Visitor Center.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, Delta Region, North Bay (in the distance), mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, Tri-Valley Region, mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, Devil's Pulpit (bottom left), mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Mount Diablo Summit.

A scenery photo of rain, clouds, San Francisco (in the distance), SF Bay Area, mountains, and trees. The photo was shot at Diablo Valley Overlook.

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Emeryville & Berkeley, CA Coastline (Cellphone Photos)

On the 5th June 2025, my parents and I went for a walk at Emeryville Marina Park, Emeryville Marina, and Point Emery in Emeryville, CA and the Berkeley Pier and Berkeley Marina area in Berkeley, CA. I took photos with my cellphone. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

My father and I's original plan on the 5th of June was to pick up our cameras from Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley, CA, which I dropped off a few days prior for sensor cleaning, and take photos of the bay area from Berkeley. Unfortunately that did not happen as they failed to clean the sensor properly (especially with my father's Canon mirrorless camera), you can see the results of the abysmal sensor cleaning here. While on the topic of camera sensor cleaning, I would highly recommend against going to Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley, CA, as you will not be getting the same service as before (I have been going to them since 2016).

After realizing the sensor cleaning was a complete failure, we brought it back in and showed them on our test shots just how poorly of a job they did and asked them to redo it. We went to IKEA afterwards for lunch and to shop around a bit. You will see later on in this blog post just how bad my Long COVID brain fog is... Also while we're on the subject of Long COVID, I normally post my cellphone photos on the same day or the next day, but unfortunately all these trips to Berkeley has completely drained me, and I have been crashing pretty hard recently from the ME/CFS and my brain is barely working (it's frequently mimicking dementia to be honest). Anyways after IKEA, we headed for Emeryville Marina Park in Emeryville, CA. 

A scenery photo of San Francisco, Bay Bridge (left), Golden Gate Bridge (right), San Francisco Bay, and clouds. 

The photo was shot at Emeryville Marina Park in Emeryville, CA.

A scenery photo of Richmond Bridge (left), Richmond (center), Berkeley Pier (right), San Francisco Bay, and clouds. 

The photo was shot at Emeryville Marina Park in Emeryville, CA.

A scenery photo of Bay Bridge (left), San Francisco (left), Golden Gate Bridge (right), San Francisco Bay, and clouds. 

The photo was shot at Emeryville Marina Park in Emeryville, CA.

A scenery photo of the Port of Oakland, San Francisco Bay, and clouds. 

The photo was shot at Emeryville Marina Park in Emeryville, CA.

A scenery photo of Oakland, CA, San Francisco Bay, and clouds.

The photo was shot at Emeryville Marina Park in Emeryville, CA.

A scenery photo of Emeryville Marina, Oakland, CA, and clouds. 

The photo was shot in Emeryville, CA.

Next we headed to Point Emery in Emeryville, CA.

A scenery photo of buildings and clouds shot at Point Emery in Emeryville, CA.

Afterwards we headed to the Berkeley Pier and Berkeley Marina Area in Berkeley, CA.

A scenery photo of Richmond Bridge (center), Richmond (right), breakwater (right), San Francisco Bay, and clouds. 

The photo was shot at the Berkeley Pier and Berkeley Marina area in Berkeley, CA.

That was pretty much it for the day and we went home after. I promised I'd show you just how bad my brain fog is. The next photo is notes I wrote down at the IKEA in Emeryville, CA.

A photo of a piece of paper with some notes and a half pencil from IKEA.

I got a free half pencil from IKEA! Yay! However it came with a funny story. All the stands in the IKEA were stocked up with paper tape measures and pencils, but no paper to write on. My parents and I were in the show room and we found something we wanted. In my mind, I needed paper to make note of the item and where to find it downstairs in their warehouse. I looked around, I could not find any note paper. I kept looking, which was when I came upon an unmanned employee stand, and saw there was a printer. I opened up the printer and took a sheet of paper out and went back to my mom. My mom was like "Where did you go?" I was like "I went to go find paper to write on, I don't know why they stopped stocking it at the stands." That was when I realized how bad my problem solving skills have gone due to Long COVID. My mom was like "You know you can just take a picture with your phone."

My mom doesn't really speak English, so I decided to write the same story using Chinese.

我在 IKEA 拿到了半个免费的铅笔！可是这个后面有个好玩的故事。所有的 IKEA 站上只有纸尺子和铅笔，可是没有写笔记的纸。我和爸妈在展览厅里找到了一个我们要的东西，可是要写下来是什么楼下仓库里才能找得到。我找了找没找到草稿纸。我在找了找看见了一个员工站有打印机。我把打印机里抽出来了一张纸，回到了妈边上。妈问了，“你到哪里去了啊？” 我说，“我去找纸去了，不知道为什么他们铅笔边上不放草稿纸了。” 我这时候才意识到长新冠脑雾有多严重。我妈说，“拿手机拍张照片不就行了吗？”

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Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge - Fremont, CA

On the 26th November 2024, my parents and I visited Alviso Marina County Park and the Alviso District in San Jose, CA, and Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge in Fremont, CA. This was the first time I've headed to Alviso to see the salt flats, and it is amazing! I didn't know about Alviso until I saw photos from another photographer that I know. The photos are split into 2 blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see high resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see all of my photos from Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, use this link.

Parts: Alviso Marina County Park | Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge

This blog post has my photos from Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge in Fremont, CA. We decided to drop by for more cloud photos before heading home since it was on the route back. All the photos were shot on Shoreline Trail.

Message from the Photographer: Long COVID really slowed my photo processing, but I'm glad I can finally post these photos!

A scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco Bay, San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (US-92) (in the distance on the left), and San Francisco (in the distance on the right).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 30' 52" N 122° 06' 36" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco (in the distance), Sutro Tower & Twin Peaks (in the distance on the left), and Bay Bridge (in the distance on the right).

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A scenery photo of clouds, Dumbarton Bridge, power lines, peninsula (in the distance), and mountains (in the distance).

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 31' 00" N 122° 06' 35" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, Dumbarton Bridge (left), power lines (left), peninsula (in the distance), and mountains (in the distance).

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A scenery photo of clouds, San Francisco Bay, and peninsula (in the distance).

The photo was shot at the same spot as above.

A black and white process of the photo above.

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Parts: Alviso Marina County Park | Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge

Dublin Hills Regional Preserve (Part 2) - Dublin, CA

On 12 February 2024, my dad and I went to Dublin Hills Regional Open Space Preserve in Dublin, CA at around sunset so we can do night time long exposures of the Tri-Valley area at night. Photography here was not challenging at all even for me with my half night blindness from Visual Snow Syndrome because of how bright the city lights are! I did have to navigate the trails at night using a very powerful flashlight though. After we were done there, we also dropped by Glass House Museum at Forest Home Farms Historic Park in San Ramon, CA. On 13 February 2024, I returned again with my mom, because I didn't bring my telephoto lens the previous day. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!

High Resolution Photos: If you want to see high resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Dublin hills Regional Preserve photos, use this link. To view my best sunset, sunrise, and night photography photos, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: Dublin Hills (Part 1) | Forest Home Farms Historic Park | Dublin Hills (Part 2)

This is part 2 of my photos from Dublin Hills Regional Open Space Preserve in Dublin, CA. The photos were shot on 13 February 2024. I forgot to bring my telephoto lens the previous day. It was the first time I was at this particular East Bay Park, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. My dad didn't join me on this day, but my mom did.

I first begin my hike up the mountain.

A sunset scenery photo of San Francisco & San Francisco Bay (in the distance), Dublin Blvd (front center), Schaefer Ranch Park (front right), hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Donlon Point Trail.

GPS location unavailable because I forgot to turn on my GPS receiver. 😂

A black and white process of the photo above.

A sunset scenery photo of San Francisco & San Francisco Bay (in the distance), Dublin Blvd (front left), Schaefer Ranch Park (front right), hills, and clouds. The photo was shot on Donlon Point Trail.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 37° 42' 06" N 121° 58' 07" W

A black and white process of the photo above.

Next I arrive at Donlon Point (where I took most of my photos) on Donlon Point Trail. The photos were shot at approximate GPS coordinates of 37° 42' 03" N 121° 58' 05" W. 

A sunset scenery photo of San Francisco & San Francisco Bay (in the distance), Dublin Blvd & Schaefer Ranch Park (bottom right), hills, and clouds. The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

A black and white process of the photo above.

A sunset scenery photo of San Francisco Bay & San Francisco (in the distance on the right), mountains, and clouds. The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

A sunset scenery photo of houses, clouds, and mountains. The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 70mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 10 seconds

A sunset scenery photo of San Francisco & San Francisco Bay (in the distance), Dublin Blvd & Schaefer Ranch Park (bottom right), hills, and clouds. The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 30 seconds

A black and white process of the photo above.

A dusk scenery photo of Dublin (center & left), Pleasanton (right), Interstate 580, Livermore & Altamont Pass (in the distance), and mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 40 seconds

A night time long exposure of Dublin (center & left), Pleasanton (right), Interstate 580, Livermore & Altamont Pass (in the distance), and mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 40 seconds

A night time long exposure of Santa Rita Jail (center), Dublin, and Interstate 680 (bottom). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 40 seconds

A night time long exposure of Pleasanton (center & right), Dublin (left), Livermore (in the distance), Interstate 580, Altamont Pass (in the distance on the left), Patterson Pass (in the distance on the right), and mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 170mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 40 seconds

A night time long exposure of Dublin (center & left), Pleasanton (right), Livermore (in the distance), Interstate 580, Altamont Pass (in the distance in the center), Patterson Pass (in the distance on the right), and mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 135mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 40 seconds

A night time long exposure of Interstate 580, Dublin (left), Pleasanton (right), Livermore (in the distance), Altamont Pass (in the distance on the left), and mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 40 seconds

A night time long exposure of Stoneridge Mall and Pleasanton. The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 1 minute 10 seconds

A night time long exposure of Stoneridge Mall, Pleasanton, and Interstate 580 (bottom left). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 1 minute 10 seconds

A night time long exposure of Dublin (center & left), Pleasanton (right), Interstate 580, Livermore & Altamont Pass (in the distance), and mountains (in the distance). The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 41 seconds

A night time long exposure of San Francisco & San Francisco Bay (in the distance), Dublin Blvd & Schaefer Ranch Park (bottom right), and hills. The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 1 minute 2 seconds

A night time long exposure of Sutro Tower (in the distance in the center), San Francisco & San Francisco Bay (in the distance), houses (foreground), and hills. The photo was shot at Donlon Point on Donlon Point Trail.

EXIF Data: 300mm | f/16 | ISO 100 | 1 minute 2 seconds

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Parts: Dublin Hills (Part 1) | Forest Home Farms Historic Park | Dublin Hills (Part 2)