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Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by lisper »

itomato wrote: post #90
lisper wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> possibly buy drugs That would be unwise. It's not a particularly auspicious time to be a foreigner in the U.S., and the Trump administration just announced a crack down on even minor drug offenses. The Haight is pretty relaxed and the odds of getting caught are low, but the consequences at the moment could be particularly severe. Not a risk worth taking. But do go to the Haight and watch people buying drugs :-)

Prop 65 much?

Huh??? What does prop 65 (or any California state proposition for that matter) have do to with someone on a tourist visa getting in trouble with the federal government for buying illegal drugs?

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by vram22 »

Surprisingly few food-related recommendations in this thread. I did see some, but for a trendy and multi-cultural place like the Bay Area, would have expected more.

Edit. - to highlight what the area can offer - on the food front. I mean. Double edit: to make it more clear - all the other activities are great too (okay, not necessarily all :), don't mean to imply that they are not and that only food is.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by schoen »

indescions_2017 wrote: post #109
_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

While the experts are chiming in: any recommendations for A). Sushi and B). Healthy Vegetarian / Wellness / Vegan / Juice Bar / Poke Bowl type spots? Thanks in advance!

I'm surprised to see the vegetarian and vegan question get so little attention, but you could get two of these in one by going to Shizen.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/shizen-vegan-sushi-bar-and-izakaya-...

Other thoughts (with very different ambience, price range, and focus):

Golden Era is generally delicious but maybe not that healthy in terms of salt and sugar.

Udupi Palace for nice dosa and uttapam options.

Dim sum at Lucky Creation for an unbelievably non-touristy Buddhist vegetarian experience.

If you're particularly looking for juice bar-oriented vegetarian places, Judahlicious is probably a clear candidate (they also have a specialty in raw food). Nourish Café is also a great option in this category.

I was personally not impressed by Seed+Salt or Vegan Picnic.

The vegan scene is stronger across the Bay in Oakland than in San Francisco proper. I love two spots that are not especially healthy: Souley Vegan (soul food) and Timeless Coffee Roaster (vegan baked goods that seem kind of impossible, plus coffee and chocolate).

But this is drifting quite some distance away from the original focus of the question.

You can also get a vegan poke bowl at, at least, Veggie Grill (a chain with its nearest location in Larkspur, over in beautiful Marin County) and Eatsa (a vegetarian bowl-oriented automat, with two downtown locations, where your food is made by unseen workers behind the curtain and appears inside of little boxes on the wall).

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by ada1981 »

itomato wrote: post #127
ada1981 wrote: post #24

LSD / forage for & consume magic mushrooms in Golden Gate Park. Hike Mt. Tam. Jog the Golden Gate Bridge. Palace of Fine Arts. Presidio.

You can't forage psychedelic mushrooms in Ggp

You mean I can't or you can't?

There are numerous reports of folks who have found some great magic mushrooms in the park.

There are even folks who will guide you around and show you where they are.

Here is one such field report. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/1364950...

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by itomato »

ada1981 wrote: post #154
itomato wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't forage psychedelic mushrooms in Ggp

You mean I can't or you can't? There are numerous reports of folks who have found some great magic mushrooms in the park. There are even folks who will guide you around and show you where they are. Here is one such field report. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/1364950...

Generally speaking, psychedelic species are uncommon in Northern California, and at Golden Gate Park in particular.

This report found one elusive group of only five mushrooms.

There are peak times are certain species are certainly psychoactive, but the average person isn't gonna walk around and 'get lucky'.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by ada1981 »

itomato wrote: post #156
ada1981 wrote: post #154

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean I can't or you can't? There are numerous reports of folks who have found some great magic mushrooms in the park. There are even folks who will guide you around and show you where they are. Here is one such field report. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/1364950...

Generally speaking, psychedelic species are uncommon in Northern California, and at Golden Gate Park in particular. This report found one elusive group of only five mushrooms. There are peak times are certain species are certainly psychoactive, but the average person isn't gonna walk around and 'get lucky'.

^This is mostly incorrect, save the reference to peak harvest times.

Psilocybe allenii has been hunted regularly since at least the 1960's in Golden Gate Park, previously under its informal name Psilocybe cyanofriscosa.

According to Psychedelic Society of San Francisco lecturer and mycologist Alan Rockefeller, Psilocybe allenii occurs from BC, Canada to Los Angeles, and is common in San Francisco.[1]

Allenii is also one of the strongest psychedelic mushrooms known, possibly taking second place to Psilocybe azurescens.

Allenii is not alone in the Park either, "Psilocybe cyanescens is also very common in San Francisco. It is almost as potent. If you go to Golden Gate Park in December you will see hundreds of hippies looking at the wood chip landscaping for Psilocybe cyanescens and Psilocybe allenii." says Rockefeller.

The average person shouldn't be walking around hunting mushrooms, period, as there are several species that will kill you from ingesting even a small amount. However, there are a number of commercial services and recurring events[2] that offer to take folks on "day trips" through the park and point out where to find these mushrooms.

Relatively speaking, however, psychedelic mushroom species have a high concentration in the Pacific Northwest and CA in particular. [3]

Appreciate the chance to brush up on my mycology!

[1] Golden Gate Park magic mushroom finally classified, just in time for high season http://48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2012/12/18/golden-gate-park-m...

[2] IN THE WILD! Mushroom Hunt and Identification https://www.meetup.com/psychedelics/events/95388602/

[3] Map of Psychedelic Mushroom Concentrations https://www.shroomology.org/uploads/monthly_10_2012/post-1-0...

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by itomato »

ada1981 wrote: post #157
itomato wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Generally speaking, psychedelic species are uncommon in Northern California, and at Golden Gate Park in particular. This report found one elusive group of only five mushrooms. There are peak times are certain species are certainly psychoactive, but the average person isn't gonna walk around and 'get lucky'.

^This is mostly incorrect, save the reference to peak harvest times. Psilocybe allenii has been hunted regularly since at least the 1960's in Golden Gate Park, previously under its informal name Psilocybe cyanofriscosa . According to Psychedelic Society of San Francisco lecturer and mycologist Alan Rockefeller, Psilocybe allenii occurs from BC, Canada to Los Angeles, and is common in San Francisco.[1] Allenii is also…

Interesting stuff, but anecdotes about people searching non-native environments don't change my position.

Speaking as an amateur mycologist with first hand experience hunting GGP.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by [deleted] »

itomato wrote: post #158
ada1981 wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

^This is mostly incorrect, save the reference to peak harvest times. Psilocybe allenii has been hunted regularly since at least the 1960's in Golden Gate Park, previously under its informal name Psilocybe cyanofriscosa . According to Psychedelic Society of San Francisco lecturer and mycologist Alan Rockefeller, Psilocybe allenii occurs from BC, Canada to Los Angeles, and is common in San Francisco.[1] Allenii is also…

Interesting stuff, but anecdotes about people searching non-native environments don't change my position. Speaking as an amateur mycologist with first hand experience hunting GGP.

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Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by ada1981 »

itomato wrote: post #158
ada1981 wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

^This is mostly incorrect, save the reference to peak harvest times. Psilocybe allenii has been hunted regularly since at least the 1960's in Golden Gate Park, previously under its informal name Psilocybe cyanofriscosa . According to Psychedelic Society of San Francisco lecturer and mycologist Alan Rockefeller, Psilocybe allenii occurs from BC, Canada to Los Angeles, and is common in San Francisco.[1] Allenii is also…

Interesting stuff, but anecdotes about people searching non-native environments don't change my position. Speaking as an amateur mycologist with first hand experience hunting GGP.

What do you mean "non-native enviroments"? Wood chips? The mushrooms are native to the area for at least decades, probably millennia.. they are common.

Did you miss the part where the full blown professional mycologist says that the mushroom is common -- his words -- in GGP? As does the Psychedelic Society of San Fransisco?

Did you read any of the links I provided?

Who should we listen to? The self styled amature? Or the experts and people who discovered the mushroom?

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