Horseback riding

Just south of San Francisco, on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with the Marin hills in the distance, and not a shred of fog to hide the view, a young woman rides her horse on a bridle way through the ice plants. To the right, behind the power pole, a container ship from the Far East heads towards the Golden Gate bound for the vast terminal complex in Oakland, across the Bay. A few clouds dot the late afternoon sky, and for a change there is no wind.