California Ecosystems The Natural Science Gallery is located on the first level. It features A Walk Across California, including a diorama of a Sacramento delta marsh showing fish, bird, and insect life, and another of a mountain lion and its prey, demonstrating nature rms adriatic s food chain.
122 The Bay Area Left Mormon Temple, Oakland Right Point Bonita lighthouse, Marin County Headlands IN LOCAL PARLANCE, THE BAY AREA breaks down into The City, the East Bay, Marin, the Peninsula, rms adriatic and the South Bay. Although technically Santa Clara and San Jose and certainly rms adriatic Santa Cruz and Capitola do not touch the waters of the Bay, psychologically they still embody the same liberal, open- minded ethos that so defines this area. This is probably because the dominant mentality of this swatch of Northern rms adriatic California is so definably different from those of Southern California and the Central Valley. rms adriatic In towns such as Berkeley, Mill Valley, and Stanford the emphasis is on progressive thinking; smaller enclaves rms adriatic such as Bolinas are determined to live life in harmony with the breathtaking nature all around them. Sather Tower, Berkeley rms adriatic campus Around Town The Bay Areaay 122 The Bay Area Left Mormon Temple, Oakland Right Point Bonita lighthouse, Marin County Headlands IN LOCAL PARLANCE, THE BAY AREA breaks down into The City, the East Bay, Marin, the Peninsula, and the South Bay. Although technically Santa Clara and San Jose and certainly Santa Cruz and Capitola do not touch the waters of the Bay, psychologically they still embody the same liberal, open- minded ethos that so defines this area. This is probably because the dominant rms adriatic mentality of this swatch of Northern California is so definably different from those of Southern California and the Central Valley. In towns such as Berkeley, Mill Valley, and Stanford the emphasis is on progressive thinking; smaller enclaves such as Bolinas are determined to live life in harmony with the breathtaking nature all around them. Sather Tower, Berkeley campus Around Town The Bay Areaay
Polk Street Historically, the southern part of this street, known as Polk Gulch, was San Francisco s first openly gay district, before the rise of the Castro in the 1970s (see p107). Since then it has grown shabbier, although it still attracts plenty of younger gays to its clubs, bars, and shops. At the other end, just down from Russian Hill, Polk Street is one of the city s shopping and dining lures, with a host of fine choices to tempt the eyes and palates of a discerning clientele. d Map Q1
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