Six die-hard hikers (including 3 all the way from Sacramento) met at the Palace of Fine Arts for a rather cool hike around the Mansions and gardens of the upper Broadway area. Just as I assured everyone that the sun would soon come out, I thought “famous last words”, and we saw the sun for less than one minute the whole day. Due to a late start, a few people had to drop out before we were done, but we were rewarded with lots of interesting architecture, gardens and beautiful stairways. Sore legs were predicted for the next day.