Cabled Climb

October 25, 2011

Cable Car Climbs Uphill on Steep Hill Hyde Street - San Francisco, California, USA - Daily Travel Photos
(San Francisco, California, USA)
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A cable car climbs on one of the steepest sections of the cable car tracks in San Francisco.

Notice the positions of everyone's parked front wheels. The hill is so steep, every parked car has its front wheels turned into the curb!

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