RON HENGGELER

September 10, 2020
Photos of Wednesday's surreal orange sky in San Francisco

Yesterday's sky over the Bay Area looked apocalyptic. I can imagine a nuclear winter looking like this.

There are 28 major fires burning in California, and wind was to blame for delivering the smokey skies and other-worldly colors that we saw throughout the day.

The smoke was coming in from the August Complex Fire near Mendocino National Forest, but high winds were keeping the smoke at a high altitude, instead of settling near the surface. In the morning, the wind shifted, and brought ash from the rapidly growing Bear Fire near Chico down over the Bay Area.

The Bear Fire exploded overnight, and was pumping ash into the air, which caused the sky to be so dark, with a yellow or orange hue.

Here are my photos from yesterday's smokey day-long event.

The skyline and dome of San Francisco City Hall seen from my window shortly after sunrise.

7:02am

7:08am

7:43am

7:44am

7:45am

10:23am

10:26am

10:28am

A view of distant Telegraph Hill from Russian Hill at Hyde & Lombard

10:45am

Hyde & Lombard

10:48am

The Bay Bridge seen from Telegraph Hill near Coit Tower

11:06am

Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill

11:08am

San Francisco's Embarcadero & Financial District espied from atop Telegraph Hill

11:11am

San Francisco's Embarcadero & Financial District espied from atop Telegraph Hill

11:12am

The western span of the Bay Bridge espied from atop Telegraph Hill

11:17am

Yerba Buena Island and the western span of the Bay Bridge seen from atop Telegraph Hill

11:20am

Looking south on Montgomery Street to the Transamerica Pyramid in the Financial District Seen from Union Street on Telegraph Hill

11:25am

 

The Transamerica Pyramid seen from Columbus Avenue in North Beach

11:30am

The Transamerica Pyramid seen from Columbus Avenue at Montgomery

11:36am

Looking west on California up to Nob Hill

11:39am

Looking west on California Street at Grant Avenue in Chinatown

11:41am

Looking west on California Street at Jones

11:42am

Looking west on California Street at Van Ness Avenue

11:44am

Birds on a street lamp at Geary & Webster

11:52am

White ash on all of the cars in San Francisco

12 Noon

Alamo Square in the Western Addition

12:12pm

The "Painted Ladies" of Alamo Square in the Western Addition

12:12pm

Looking northeast from Alamo Square

12:18pm

Alamo Square

 

The intersection of Grove & Steiner from Alamo Square

12:24pm

 

San Francisco and the famous "Painted Ladies" or "Postcard Row" at Alamo Square

Hayes Street from Alamo Square

12:30pm

Looking east on Hayes Street from Alamo Square

12:34pm

Looking west on Hayes Street from Alamo Square

12:37pm

Hayes at Pierce

San Francisco City Hall as seen from Fulton at Pierce

Scott & McAllister

 

The famous Lyon Street Steps at Broadway and Lyon in Pacific Heights

12:52pm

The Presidio at Broadway and Lyon in Pacific Heights

12:52pm

Pacific Avenue on the edge of the Presidio

Congregation Emanu-El on Arguello Blvd. at Lake Street

1pm

 

The Andy Goldsworth Spire in the Presidio

1:04pm

 

The Officers Club in the San Francisco Presidio

1:08pm

The Main Post Lawn in the San Francisco Presidio

1:11pm

The National Cemetery in the San Francisco Presidio

1:19pm

 

 

 

The Gate of the National Cemetery seen from Lincoln Blvd.

Construction work in the Presidio

1:23pm

 

Crissy Field seen from the Overlook on Lincoln Blvd.

Crissy Field seen from the Overlook on Lincoln Blvd.

1:25pm

The Golden Gate Bridge seen from the Warming Hut Bookstore & Cafe at Long Avenue

 

The Fishing Pier and distant Alcatraz seen from the Warming Hut

The Warming Hut

The south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge

Fort Point and the south side of Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge seen from Marine Drive

1:30pm

A container ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge

1:34pm

 

Fishermen at Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge

 

Looking south from Pacific Heights

The San Francisco City Hall from Fulton at Fillmore

2pm

 

The bell tower in our front yard

2:07pm

 

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