"Costco was out of Celsius, so Amy Rauch arrives at the corner of Noe and Duboce streets with two cans of a different energy drink, sweet and orange. It's 2 p.m. on a winter Sunday. Rauch is wearing a plain white hoodie, and her straight hair is pulled back into a tight ponytail. She holds her iPhone, the kind with three cameras, in her hand."
"Some people get famous from singing or acting. Among San Franciscans, Rauch is a microcelebrity for walking around the city. On weekends, she pulls on her Adidas, cracks open a Celsius and walks San Francisco streets from one end to the other: Mission Street from the Embarcadero to Daly City (9.3 miles), Divisadero into Castro Street (around 5 miles). She documents those walks in short videos and posts them to TikTok and Instagram, where they've been viewed by hundreds of thousands."
"Her admittedly lofty goal is to walk down every street in San Francisco, end to end. To catch Rauch in action, I join her on one of her walks on Sunday afternoon. Today's challenge: the entirety of Noe Street. It's a short, hilly route, starting at Duboce Park and crossing through the Castro and Noe Valley, with a stop at a bakery to refuel."
Amy Rauch records urban walks across San Francisco, carrying energy drinks and an iPhone while wearing casual athletic clothes. She announces routes and distances, starts activity trackers, and drinks Celsius beverages before setting off. She posts short videos to TikTok and Instagram that have drawn hundreds of thousands of views. Her goal is to walk every street in the city end to end. Walks traverse hilly neighborhoods, parks, and bakery stops. Rauch maintains a calm, consistent recording rhythm and offers intermittent, low-key commentary while documenting each route.
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