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Summer fog rolling over Twin Peaks and swallowing Sutro Tower, seen over the rooftops and bougainvillea from Kite Hill.

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Kite Hill

June 2026 · On the map

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From Kite Hill on a summer afternoon, as the fog rolls in over Twin Peaks and swallows the tower. The full story is coming soon.

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5:50 am8:35 pm

28 Jun · 1:27 pm

To the tower: 0.9 km, west (253°).
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Leica M11 · Summarit-M 1:2.5/75 · f/4 · 1/2500 s · ISO 200
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After Hokusai

Summer fog rolling over Twin Peaks and swallowing Sutro Tower, seen over the rooftops and bougainvillea from Kite Hill. — After Katsushika Hokusai, Inume Pass in Kai Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, c. 1830–33. Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection. Public domain. All the pairs

Katsushika Hokusai, Inume Pass in Kai Province — After Katsushika Hokusai, Inume Pass in Kai Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, c. 1830–33. Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection. Public domain. All the pairs

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