On one of my long epics walks through the city, I hiked from Van Ness to Lincoln Park solely on California Street. It was an amazing walk because it lead me through the Fillmore, Laurel Heights, the Richmond and finally to a large stone staircase leading up to Lincoln Park. What was most profound was knowing that the other end of this same street was the Hyatt Regency downtown. What a contrast it is from point A to point B, like two sides of the same coin.