What scares you? According to most studies and statistics, the fear of heights is the most common phobia. Northern California has lots of folks who love the adrenaline rush of a looking out the window of a tall building or sitting on a cliffside. Does standing on the ledge of a building, mountainside, or rocky trail make you break out in a cold sweat? Then DO NOT look at the following photos. Just don’t do it.
- San Francisco
flickr/daniel hoherd Above “The City” below. Always makes me wonder what’s going on down there. The Northern California city that never sleeps.
- Yosemite
flickr/edward stojakovic Above Yosemite. Waterfalls look like tiny trickles of water running alongside the mountains. Lovely.
- Mechanics Institute, San Francisco
flickr/chad k A well-known library and chess club. This winding staircase is located in the financial district. Alfred Hitchcock would approve.
- Foresthill Bridge, Auburn
flickr/nick ares 522 feet up above the North Fork of the American River below. This bridge connects the Sierra Nevadas to the amazing city of Auburn.
- People’s Creek, Scotts Flatt
flickr/bob white For those who hate the water this could be a terrifying view. But, to most of us this just shouts tranquility. (See what I did there?)
- Mount Shasta
flickr/stuart rankin That round white area there…it’s Mount Shasta. Seriously. I’m guessing this is the view a skydiver would have jumping out of a plane. Not sure about you, but this is as close as I plan to get to skydiving.
- Coloma
flickr/stuart rankin Look down and beyond the brush to the valley of Coloma below. A hidden treasure of the Sierra Nevadas and a favorite spot to go berry picking this summer.
- Fort Winfield Scott, Presidio
flickr/caribb The Presidio is the home to this west coast artillery post. Manned between 1891 and 1942, this spot housed 17 gun batteries. For those not savvy with army-lingo, a battery is usually a distinct area with gun-mounted artillery.
Which of these shots makes you feel a little dizzy? Better yet, where in Northern California do you go to feel like you’re floating on top of the world? Share with us!
flickr/daniel hoherd
Above “The City” below. Always makes me wonder what’s going on down there. The Northern California city that never sleeps.
flickr/edward stojakovic
Above Yosemite. Waterfalls look like tiny trickles of water running alongside the mountains. Lovely.
flickr/chad k
A well-known library and chess club. This winding staircase is located in the financial district. Alfred Hitchcock would approve.
flickr/nick ares
522 feet up above the North Fork of the American River below. This bridge connects the Sierra Nevadas to the amazing city of Auburn.
flickr/bob white
For those who hate the water this could be a terrifying view. But, to most of us this just shouts tranquility. (See what I did there?)
flickr/stuart rankin
That round white area there…it’s Mount Shasta. Seriously. I’m guessing this is the view a skydiver would have jumping out of a plane. Not sure about you, but this is as close as I plan to get to skydiving.
Look down and beyond the brush to the valley of Coloma below. A hidden treasure of the Sierra Nevadas and a favorite spot to go berry picking this summer.
flickr/caribb
The Presidio is the home to this west coast artillery post. Manned between 1891 and 1942, this spot housed 17 gun batteries. For those not savvy with army-lingo, a battery is usually a distinct area with gun-mounted artillery.
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