Hiking through the Presidio

Traveling through the Presidio it becomes appart at how underutilized the park really is. Crissy Field is always packed, but much of the rest of the park seems mostly empty.
This leads to the question of who actually uses the park. Crissy field is covered with dogs and their owners, residents going for strolls and there always seems to be a party or barbecue. Fort point is a popular area for tourists as it sits beneath the largest tourist attraction in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge. Surrounded by water on three sides Fort Point offers an interesting sight just off its rocky shore.
As the water flows out of San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean beneath the Golden Gate Bridge waves form. Those waves run along the rocky shore just east of Fort Point and on a good day there are surfers out in the water. Surfing just below the Golden Gate Bridge seems completely out of place for the location not to mention dangerous. The waves run south parallel to Fort Point and crash into the roadway connecting the fort to Crissy Field. With a dicent swell the waves will soak any cars or bystanders situated too close the the bay. With no beach around the surfers have to be careful, because if they ride a wave a little too far in they just might end up smashed against those rocks.
Moving away from the coast and up higher into the Presidio the flow of traffic begins to drop off sharply. The parade grounds are usually lively as the main office for people visiting the Presidio is located there along with other shops and the soon to be Disney store.
Deeper into the Presido traffic continues to dwindle until the only people around or in cars or biking along the various trails.
Going south to the Richmond-Presidio border lies the Presidio golf course, which certainly looks out of my price range with a few Bentley in the parking lot.