From the category archives:

beach

Trestles and San Onofre beaches, San Mateo campground

August 8, 2009

Just less than an hour drive North on the 5 you’ll find Trestles and San Onofre beaches. For camping, I recommend San Mateo campground over San Onofre Bluffs. It’s nice that the bluffs are close to the beach, but the campsites there are close together and right next to the highway. San Mateo campground has [...]

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Sunset Cliffs

August 7, 2009

Last weekend I headed down to Sunset Cliffs in Point Loma. According to the city website for the cliffs, the vision for the area is: “Create a park where people can enjoy San Diego’s natural coastal environment as it once was, free from the effects of man and intended to inspire the user to reflect [...]

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Seasonal Event: US Open Sandcastles July 18-19 2009, Imperial Beach, CA

July 5, 2009

Sandcastles is coming up! I love this event. If you’ve never been before, definitely check it out on Sunday when the sculptures are being made. As you can see from the pictures, there are some really cool sculptures. On both days there’s a street fair where you can find funnel cakes [...]

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Paddleboarding

June 26, 2009

I’ve been watching the paddleboarding surfers in the water for a while now. This week, I finally decided to try it out. I rented a board from a local surf shop and took it out both in the San Diego Bay and in the ocean. The board is big and kind of [...]

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a weekend away… just north to Dana Point

August 12, 2008

Summer in Southern California is great for beach camping with friends. This past weekend I headed up to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point for camping and a wedding. The campsites were close together, but comfortable, and some of them were right on the beach. The wedding was held in a paved, canopy-covered area in [...]

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Silver Strand

June 25, 2008

The bike path on Silver Strand, connecting Coronado to Imperial Beach, is great for short bike day trips in either direction. It’s about 15 miles round trip and gives you a chance to get out and ride by the beach. There’s an estuary on the Imperial Beach end, which is where this picture was taken. [...]

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