Telegraph Hill & the Waterfront

This is a new walk. Though it is in familiar ground it is a new route. In the middle of our walk we expect to see on Telegraph Hill a giant plant with giant flowers that planted itself there and now in full bloom. It is called "Pride of Madeira" and it usually blooms in and around the month of April. The photo above here shows these flowers on Telegraph Hill about a year ago. Notice that the flowers are blue, Bees are attracted by the color blue more than any other. THE START OF OUR WALK We will gather at the far East end of the top of the Salesforce Terminal, next to the Beale Street Elevator, at 11:00 AM. The top has a beautiful park. I am charging $5 cash for this walk, but I don't collect the $5 until the middle of the walk. I only charge for half of my walks. Children are always free. At 11:10 AM we will start walking. Late attendees may find us walking around up there. To find me: I am 6 feet tall, wear a big blue & black hat and have a clipboard. One should bring water, and a sack lunch. Late attendees may find us walking around up there. We will officially end at Montgomery & Market Street where there is a BART Station, but I will be walking back to the Salesforce Terminal and others going there may join me. I advise taking public transportation & not driving to SF because both driving and parking there is usually bad. This walk is our first to honor a flower or plant. I will try to pick one to honor each month. My next one is the roses in the Berkeley Rose Garden. For the past two years we had a great time visiting that rose garden because they do something to get all of their roses to bloom at the same time which attracts big groups! The next Saturday, May 2nd, we will walk to the Berkeley Rose Garden, and there is a very good chance we will run into some Pride of Madeira. The Oakland Rose Garden is completely different because they let their roses bloom at their own speed resulting in fewer roses.…