From the air I noticed large masses of what appeared to be wet land masses... orange, maroon, olive green, and gray. They almost looked like bodies of water they were so shiny. These were fit together like a large jigsaw puzzle, each piece easily being what appeared to be 50 acres or more. It appeared that little rivers flowed and made strange patterns in each... no two were alike.
2006-08-05 18:13:13 · 3 answers · asked by Mike S 7 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
PARKERD is right. The different colors are due to different speices of algae.
2006-08-06 08:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by Grouchy Dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in SF and have flown in and out of the city several times and never noticed this phenomenon. You sure you did not just get some bad weed?
2006-08-05 18:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by SFNurse2B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I am guessing you saw salt evaporation ponds around the bay.
They can be quite colorful.
2006-08-06 08:18:33 · answer #3 · answered by PARKERD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋