Heh...usta be a Starlite Drive-in in Sacramento when I was a kid...before that we lived at Ft. Barry (NCO housing area), which was part of 6th Army hdqtrs, Presidio, SF. Now, it's part of the Golden Gate National Recreational area which includes all of the former Presidio on both sides of the SF Bay, and some of the surrounding Marin Headlands as well. Absolutely stunningly beautiful at times, sometimes you can hardly see the tailights in front of you because of the fog, but traffic still goes 65 bumper to bumper fog or not. If you're into military sites, this area has been part of "western defense" since the Spanish came in the 1700s , the GGNRA abounds with history and remnants of historical gun emplacements, defense structures, and bunkers, and some parts are still active military. Down the road is Fort Cronkite, which was an active anti-aircraft missile site when my dad retired from the Army in '65. At the end of the road is Rodeo beach, with the absolutely smallest, little tiniest pebbles rather than sand (works great for aquarium gravel), as well as the Marine Mammal Research Center, if you're into seals, whales, and such. Heh..my daddy was a rocketman, I believe there is a Nike-Hercules missle and launcher still on display there, and Point Bonita Lighthouse was open to visitors last time I was there.... Gotta go over a really cool scary narrow bridge to walk out there. Great place for a kid to grow up in the early 60s.....and I'm sure anyone who's been there can vouch for the overall superb motorcyling roads throughout the rest of the Marin/ Mendocino coastal area....in fact, the whole N. Cal coast....
