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Mark Loftin

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Thanks for reading my profile! My name is Mark, and I am a financial advisor and hobby musician in California's Bay Area. When Friday comes, I like to hit the open road. During my weekend road trips I like to hike, mountain bike and explore off-the-beaten path places.
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Skull of St. Magnus

Louisville, Kentucky

Shrine of Saints Magnus and Bonosa

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

A battle for control of Atlanta's rail lines, the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama features tracks to remind viewers what was at stake

Atlanta, Georgia

Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Krog Street Tunnel

Atlanta, Georgia

Krog Street Tunnel

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Hana Lava Tube

Hana, Hawaii

Hana Lava Tube

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Hand of Faith Gold Nugget

Las Vegas, Nevada

Hand of Faith Gold Nugget

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Weird red landscape in the canyon

Las Vegas, Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Jerome's Sliding Jail

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome's Sliding Jail

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Sedona, Arizona

Chapel of the Holy Cross

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Bottom of the station

Los Angeles, California

Angels Flight

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Hollywood Forever

Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Watts Towers

Los Angeles, California

Watts Towers

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Streicher 1869 Grand Piano on display in the museum.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

Spoonbridge and Cherry

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Spoonbridge and Cherry

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Cable Car Museum

San Francisco, California

San Francisco's Cable Car Museum

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The Tonga Room's pool.

San Francisco, California

The Tonga Room

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The Westin St. Francis Hotel. (Wikimedia Commons)

San Francisco, California

Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Ruth Asawa's San Francisco fountain in Union Square.

San Francisco, California

Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

San Francisco's Standard station.

San Francisco, California

The Last Standard Oil Company Gas Station in California

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Ceiling

San Francisco, California

450 Sutter Street

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Maltese Falcon Alleyway

San Francisco, California

Maltese Falcon Alleyway

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

Pacifica, California

Ohlone - Portolá Heritage Site

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Sather Tower

Berkeley, California

Sather Tower

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Crosses and other religious symbols dot the hillside opposite the BART station.

Lafayette, California

The Crosses of Lafayette

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

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