While visiting San Francisco for a conference, I made time for some urban exploring.

The Ferry Building and Bay Bridge on a beautiful sunny day.

The hotel across the street made an awesome vantage point.

Pier 7 and a cool view of the Transamerica Pyramid.

Coit Tower from Pier 7.

All the Pier 39 sea lions lounging in front of Forbes Island.

Tourists getting a good look at the sea loins, with Alcatraz in the background.

Another awesome hotel viewpoint! Transamerica Pyramid, Coit Tower, and Alcatraz Island!

City Hall. I’m obsessed with sunbursts right now.

City Hall’s dome looking pretty epic.

A cool spiral staircase I found in City Hall.

The classic Painted Ladies photo.

Cool patterns on this apartment building right next to the Painted Ladies.

Baker Beach at sunset! Complete with another starburst, of course.

The Golden Gate Bridge at sunset.

A fisherman on Torpedo Wharf at sunset, with some beautiful colors above the city.

The Golden Gate Bridge after the sun set!

My friends being stupidly cute.

Some friends decided to roam San Francisco as unicorns – I saw them off as they started their adventure at the cable cars on Powell.

Unicorning around!

On my flight back to Seattle, I got some pretty epic windowseat views of Mount Rainier exploding through a blanket of clouds.