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Article: Angel Island State Park.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- August 16, 2007
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Byline: Tom Mangan
Aug. 16--Chances are you'll never get rich enough to buy an island, but a few hours at Angel Island State Park might offer a few clues as to why so many billionaires want one.
Something about standing on solid ground with water on all sides brings an inner calm you can't get anywhere else. Angel Island is no great shakes for devoted hikers -- the trails are easy, the hills are small, the crowds can be large. But the park seems protected by an anti-annoyance force field. The tourists on Segways do seem vaguely ridiculous, but it's easy to overlook such petty details when you've got the whole Bay Area laid out for viewing.
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