The Road Not Taken

Poet Robert Frost was on to something profound when he wrote one of his famous poems, “The Road Not Taken.” Its message is motivating and tags along well with the famous Latin phrase “Carpe Diem.”

We can all agree that life is too short. It’s worth expanding our horizon and challenging our paradigm by exploring and through curiosity. For example, 2020 is an ambiguous year. It has compelled us to find new wherewithals to make it more enjoyable!

Change is inevitable! Staying curious and appreciating the beauty around you is what makes life more fulfilling and sexy! :).

The point of this blog? Hmm?

Now that the philosophical introduction is over, it’s time to focus on the main point. Trust me; the introduction evolves around the main point.

Whenever a tourist goes to the beautiful and crazy city of San Francisco, they envision the following: the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, cable cars, and Chinatown!

The funny part, in my opinion, is there so much more to San Francisco. The City by The Bay has so much more to offer than the essential landmarks (which is undeniably mesmerizing). However, many tourists don’t know about these places because they fear that their photos won’t appear as sexy on the Gram.

Living for the Gram offers short term glory, but it hinders you from seeing things for yourself. One place I find worth checking out is the Dutch Windmill! It’s quite sad that many people don’t know about this place, smh. It’s a beautiful landmark, and the park around it’s gorgeous. It’s too full of oohs and aahs. 💁🏽‍♂️

The Dutch Windmill was built-in 1903, and it’s still a functioning windmill! The famous Golden Gate Park was built on sand dunes during the 1870s-1880s. The park required a steady irrigation system. The Park Commission sought help from the Spring Valley Water Company but decided to pass because of the exorbitant costs.

Therefore, the city built the Dutch Windmill to serve as an irrigation system for Golden Gate Park! It pumped 30000 gallons per hour! Unfortunately, the windmill was left to decay because of the electric water pumps replacing it.

Ultimately, the Dutch Windmill has restored in 1981 thanks to the San Francisco Citizens…