Angel Island is a small island in San Francisco Bay (Wikipedia article) with beautiful views and a ton of history. [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?q=angel+island&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Angel+Island&t=m&ll=37.86076,-122.432327&spn=0.260213,0.439453&z=11&iwloc=A&output=embed&w=640&h=480] A couple of weeks ago, Nick and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather we’ve been having in the Bay Area and go for a long hike on Angel Island. You can get there on a ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco for about $13 a person. We opted for Tiburon as we thought the parking would be cheaper and more plentiful. Knowing that the weather around SF can be a little unpredictable, especially on an island, we brought toques (known as “beanies” here in the…