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My family and I on a visit to our hometown of San Diego, paid a visit to this amazing 2000 acre slice of land between La Jolla and Del Mar, north of San Diego. It is the only place you can see the Torrey Pine (Pinus Torreyana), the rarest pine in the United States. The views are fantastic, to the ocean and south to La Jolla. Found here are native plants that I like most, various cacti, chaparral, succulents and sage. The weathered sandstone bluffs are truly unique in that there is very little original habitat found in southern California. There are many trails found here, but on our visit on a Sunday the place was a zoo, unfortunately. I have not been here in about 10 years, and I think you need to visit on a weekday to truly enjoy this place. The parking areas for our favorite trails among the pines were filled, so we took the Beach Trail, which ends, at the beach.
View of Blacks Beach, La Jolla cove and La Jolla in the distance:
You can see some Torrey Pines on the right and in the distance:
View towards Blacks Beach, a swimsuit optional area. It is a place that I used to body surf, and photograph
friends surfing. On a south swell, it is one of largest surfable beach breaks around:
An incredible place easily accessible from the metro San Diego area, but like I said above better visited on a week day or during the winter and off season months.
View of Blacks Beach, La Jolla cove and La Jolla in the distance:
You can see some Torrey Pines on the right and in the distance:
View towards Blacks Beach, a swimsuit optional area. It is a place that I used to body surf, and photograph
friends surfing. On a south swell, it is one of largest surfable beach breaks around:
An incredible place easily accessible from the metro San Diego area, but like I said above better visited on a week day or during the winter and off season months.