Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Did you know/11


 * ... that Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young, owner of the Yung See San Fong House (pictured) in Los Gatos, California, didn't want it to be a bungalow, but a "bungahigh"?
 * ... that Goat Rock Beach in Sonoma County, California has a number of sea stacks and offers viewing of marine natural arches?
 * ... that the California Maritime Academy has named three of its four training ships Golden Bear since 1946?
 * ... that the endangered Syncaris pacifica (pictured) uses variable translucency and color changing crypsis for underwater camouflage?
 * ... that Bennett Valley is one of the newest additions to the list of American Viticulture Areas?

March 2007