San Francisco packing help
Jun 11th, 2007, 11:09 AM
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There is a warming trend inland the rest of this week. If it is still hot next week - plan for cool-ish to cold weather in SF including some fog. But it can also be lovely. (Generally, in the summer the hotter in the central Valley, the cooler in SF)
So definitely layers - and have something quite warm for evenings.
We can sort of pinpoint the visitors in SF in the summer: They are the ones in shorts w/ blue knees and brand new sweatshirts
So definitely layers - and have something quite warm for evenings.
We can sort of pinpoint the visitors in SF in the summer: They are the ones in shorts w/ blue knees and brand new sweatshirts
Jun 11th, 2007, 11:41 AM
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I found this about the Kim's misadventure:
Three times, we passed large yellow signs warning that snow may completely block the roadway.
Eventually, we came to a fork in the road where a tiny sign -- almost invisible unless you actually stop the car and focus on it -- pointed the way to the Oregon Coast. The sign pointed left. The Kims drove right.
This was obviously the wrong direction. It was one lane, no guardrail, no markings, no "winding road ahead" signs, no speed limit signs, no nothing.
During our daylight journey, the road was so hazardous, so covered with snow and ice that a CNN satellite truck operator refused to continue, fearing the truck could go over the side.
The pavement began to break up, then turn to gravel, and finally to dirt.
This was an old logging road used only in summer by lodge owners hauling supplies. In winter, it was not generally in use.
In fact, beginning November 1 a gate usually blocked the road. Somebody must have broken the lock and left the gate open. Had it been shut and locked, the Kims could not have gone down the road at all.
But they did. Twenty miles down that desolate road, James and Kati Kim and their two young daughters found themselves stranded in the snowy wilderness.
By the time we came to the spot they stopped, our four-wheel-drive vehicle was being battered on both sides by overhanging branches and bushes.
This is where the Kims stayed for nine days, and the spot from which James Kim set off on foot on a journey into the Oregon wilderness that resulted in his death.
Three times, we passed large yellow signs warning that snow may completely block the roadway.
Eventually, we came to a fork in the road where a tiny sign -- almost invisible unless you actually stop the car and focus on it -- pointed the way to the Oregon Coast. The sign pointed left. The Kims drove right.
This was obviously the wrong direction. It was one lane, no guardrail, no markings, no "winding road ahead" signs, no speed limit signs, no nothing.
During our daylight journey, the road was so hazardous, so covered with snow and ice that a CNN satellite truck operator refused to continue, fearing the truck could go over the side.
The pavement began to break up, then turn to gravel, and finally to dirt.
This was an old logging road used only in summer by lodge owners hauling supplies. In winter, it was not generally in use.
In fact, beginning November 1 a gate usually blocked the road. Somebody must have broken the lock and left the gate open. Had it been shut and locked, the Kims could not have gone down the road at all.
But they did. Twenty miles down that desolate road, James and Kati Kim and their two young daughters found themselves stranded in the snowy wilderness.
By the time we came to the spot they stopped, our four-wheel-drive vehicle was being battered on both sides by overhanging branches and bushes.
This is where the Kims stayed for nine days, and the spot from which James Kim set off on foot on a journey into the Oregon wilderness that resulted in his death.
Jun 11th, 2007, 12:44 PM
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Dear BaltoGirl,
Bring a jacket with some room underneath it for a light sweater - much better than a heavy coat or jacket. A lightweight leather for an outer layer would be perfect. San Francisco is one city where you can wear wool and leather year round.
Bring a jacket with some room underneath it for a light sweater - much better than a heavy coat or jacket. A lightweight leather for an outer layer would be perfect. San Francisco is one city where you can wear wool and leather year round.
Jun 11th, 2007, 08:16 PM
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Layers. Ideally, your outer layer be something wind/water proof. You don't want to come back with a spur of the moment San Francisco sweatshirt like I did my first summer there. 
Wear sneakers and bring your energy.
Wear sneakers and bring your energy.
Jun 12th, 2007, 12:47 PM
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In the city only, layers: light sweater, a wind-proof jacket, very comfortable shoes. Maybe an evening top/shoes.
We never have summer in San Francisco in June.
If going out of the city, summer outfits.
We never have summer in San Francisco in June.
If going out of the city, summer outfits.
Jun 12th, 2007, 12:50 PM
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I'm not sure of the reason for the Kims reference.
It's true that a remark erroneously attributed to Mark Twain - "the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" can often be very apt but conditions wont be that bad.
It's true that a remark erroneously attributed to Mark Twain - "the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" can often be very apt but conditions wont be that bad.
Jun 12th, 2007, 12:58 PM
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FainaAgain, re: "if going out of the city, summer outfits."
I have to modify that, because a Baltimorean's definition of "summer outfit" may be quite different from our definition. It's gloriously sunny & clear where I am today (15 miles south of the city), but I am wearing sweats and a T-shirt while working outside -- and I'm very comfortable, not at all hot.
The everpresent breeze off the bay is something out-of-towners don't factor in when they pack their "summer" clothes for SF suburbs.
So...OP: layers. The warmest it might get is warm enough to wear a sleeveless dress, but you're not going to be in any heat wave!
I have to modify that, because a Baltimorean's definition of "summer outfit" may be quite different from our definition. It's gloriously sunny & clear where I am today (15 miles south of the city), but I am wearing sweats and a T-shirt while working outside -- and I'm very comfortable, not at all hot.
The everpresent breeze off the bay is something out-of-towners don't factor in when they pack their "summer" clothes for SF suburbs.
So...OP: layers. The warmest it might get is warm enough to wear a sleeveless dress, but you're not going to be in any heat wave!
Jun 12th, 2007, 01:21 PM
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supercilious: I think happytrailstoyou just posted to the wrong thread
It was meant to go here http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=35014173
It was meant to go here http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=35014173
Jun 12th, 2007, 03:51 PM
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The deal with SF weather is that nice weather--clear, highs in the low 70's-- will not last more than 3 days then it gets cold and foggy. So hence the need for layers. BTW all posters are talking about SF itself--not Marin, the East or South Bay, which have completely different weather patterns. Heck, one side of the City can have different temperatures than the other--again hence the need for layers.
