Why I live here

In case anyone ever wonders why people pay an enormous cost of living premium to live in the Bay Area, I submit to you exhibit A.

When I bike home from work (17 miles on mostly bike paths or in bike lanes) I often feel compelled to stop and take a picture of where I live.

Yes, sometimes I have to elbow tourists out of the way to get the shot. Sometimes it is cold and windy on the Golden Gate Bridge and I have to hold tight to my handle bars to stay on my bike. Sometimes navigating around the tourists on their Blazing Saddles bicycles jerking randomly hither and yon is downright terrifying.

But the view — this view — or pretty much any view along my route — makes it so worth it.