Some of you have asked, others get it anyway..  San Francisco was
good.  The flight out was nice - it was mostly clear so I saw a lot
including Aspen.  My talk went well on the first day of the
conference, and after that I could enjoy the rest of the conference
and get to see some more of SF.  We saw some of the tourist places
(Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, Lombard St) and got to some good
restaurants.  Lots and lots of walking.  On Saturday after the
conference I was staying for the cheap airfare on Sunday morning so I
rented a car for the day.  We (Michelle, another grad student from RPI
attending the conference, and I) headed up over the Golden Gate
Bridge, to Muir Woods, Muir Beach (it was cold and windy there), and
Point Reyes.  Point Reyes was also cold and windy plus foggy.  We did
the walk to the lighthouse at the end anyway.  Then it was across to
San Rafael and over to the East Bay.  Then the ball game in Oakland
that night before heading home Sunday.  Landing in Albany, we
approached over Schenectady and I got to see lots of familiar things
from the sky.  Very fun trip.