Towering | Photo 02

I grew up in Marin County, and after 54 years, never tire of the wonderful views while crossing the bridge, including, of course, of the great bridge itself.

I took the attached image a couple of years ago the first time I took my twin boys, age four at the time, for a walk on the bridge. It was a warm, glorious October day, and I could remember some of my earliest excursions on the bridge with my own, late father, who was an architect who enjoyed telling me and my siblings stories about the bridge and its history.

As a child I also remember when the auto toll was something like 35 cents (or was it 15?) and my dad sometimes let us reach out of the window and toss it into the red screen bins!