The person who most inspired us to write "Seattle Stairway Walks" is Adah Bakalinsky, who wrote two stairway walks books - one for Los Angeles and the other for San Francisco. We recently used her book "Stairway Walks in San Francisco" (now in its 7th edition) to explore her Golden Gate Heights route with friends, on an unusually warm 70 degree-ish January day. If you find yourself in San Francisco, we heartily recommend an exploration of this world-class stairway city with the help of Adah's book - hopefully under similar weather conditions.