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RE: trees That applies exclusively to California. Oregon and Washington are abundant with trees.

vidarh 12y ago
There's plenty of trees in Northern California as well. Certainly you don't need to travel that long out of SF to be able to get nice leafy areas. And a little bit further and you have big forest areas. I used to work for a guy that lived in a house in the middle of the forest near Santa Cruz, surrounded by redwood. And the Santa Cruz mountains have large portions that are classified as temperate rain forest.
- justizin 12y ago
  "Certainly you don't need to travel that long out of SF to be able to get nice leafy areas." You don't. Under an hour on bicycle or bus will do it. SF also leads the nation in greenspaces, park area per capita, and has the largest urban park in the US, if not the world. Get out of SOMA once in a while, people. EDIT: BTW, this is an example of why SFians are terrified of the onslaught of tech folks. People new to SF tend to have a very narrow view of things, taking over a year to really get even a basic feel for the city, while typically financially supporting the sort of businesses that dilute what the draw is in the first place. Anyway go on enjoying TN and come visit sometime. Book a few days extra before or after a conference and see the redwoods, they are the largest and oldest living organisms on earth.
  - Xcelerate 12y ago
    I've been to SF. The trees thing was kind of a joke... I didn't realize it would get so much commentary.
  - smutticus 12y ago
    I'm not sure how you measure which park in the USA is "the largest urban park". I immediately thought of Forest Park in Portland Oregon, which is larger than anything in SF. I found this list of largest city parks: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933260.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933260.html I'm not sure what counts as 'urban' in your definition. Also, redwoods might be the largest trees on earth, but not the largest organisms. And they're not the oldest trees on earth either.

There's plenty of trees in Northern California as well. Certainly you don't need to travel that long out of SF to be able to get nice leafy areas. And a little bit further and you have big forest areas. I used to work for a guy that lived in a house in the middle of the forest near Santa Cruz, surrounded by redwood. And the Santa Cruz mountains have large portions that are classified as temperate rain forest.

justizin 12y ago
"Certainly you don't need to travel that long out of SF to be able to get nice leafy areas." You don't. Under an hour on bicycle or bus will do it. SF also leads the nation in greenspaces, park area per capita, and has the largest urban park in the US, if not the world. Get out of SOMA once in a while, people. EDIT: BTW, this is an example of why SFians are terrified of the onslaught of tech folks. People new to SF tend to have a very narrow view of things, taking over a year to really get even a basic feel for the city, while typically financially supporting the sort of businesses that dilute what the draw is in the first place. Anyway go on enjoying TN and come visit sometime. Book a few days extra before or after a conference and see the redwoods, they are the largest and oldest living organisms on earth.
- Xcelerate 12y ago
  I've been to SF. The trees thing was kind of a joke... I didn't realize it would get so much commentary.
- smutticus 12y ago
  I'm not sure how you measure which park in the USA is "the largest urban park". I immediately thought of Forest Park in Portland Oregon, which is larger than anything in SF. I found this list of largest city parks: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933260.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933260.html I'm not sure what counts as 'urban' in your definition. Also, redwoods might be the largest trees on earth, but not the largest organisms. And they're not the oldest trees on earth either.