Ocean Beach – Is it called a rainbow when the sun refracts off the mist of breaking waves?
Human influence meets nature in Ocean Beach
Paradise Point Resort – umm yeah lots of human influence. I think it’s a man made island.
Whoever this guy is, I think he’s doing it right.
A turtle enjoying Thanksgiving Day in Balboa Park
Sea lions at La Jolla Cove
I’m familiarizing myself with the San Diego area, and starting to figure out what about it intrigues me and what does not. It’s fairly diverse geographically, and fun to explore. And there’s lot of human influence, that’s for sure.
Human influence meets nature near Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma
Lower Otay Lake in Chula Vista (really a reservoir – where I come from, they call a reservoir what it is!)
Near Sunset Cliffs Park in the Point Loma / Ocean Beach area
Another shot of Sunset Cliffs, in the daytime
Lioness Cellars winery in Temecula
Carlsbad State Beach – humans definitely built that jetty too
Super low tide at La Jolla Cove – look closely to see the seals
Old mail boxes at the Midway Drive post office remind me of the one I had as a kid
Torrey Pines City Park – with Torrrey Pines Golf Course in the distance
I returned to the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County, or ” The South Bay” for the first time since March, saw some friends, took some pictures, and remembered how much I liked it there. I found myself drawn to spending all of my time there in Redondo Beach, save for a Halloween pary in Hermosa Beach. I could see myself living there for a long time some day…but I have much traveling and wandering to do before then!
Quiet Sunday night at the Redondo Beach Pier
I went to the beach at Redondo Beach under a massive cover of fog but got this shot as the fog left
Near the Redondo Beach Pier – I have always enjoyed the rustic beauty of the style of things, right by the beach
Fun with my zoom lens at El Cajon Boulevard in North Park, San Diego
Wildlife refuge in Imperial Beach
Beautiful sunset over the houses and palm trees in Imperial Beach
Halloween in North Park – palm trees and pumpkins
I spent 9 nights in Imperial Beach, part of San Diego County, whose claim to fame is being the most south-westerly city in the United States. While I was there, I went down to Tijuana to walk around one Friday afternoon, and took another trip to Border Field State Park, on the US side of Tijuana. It was interesting how Tijuana was very built up and the US side was a state park. I never felt in danger, but it was interesting when the US Border Patrol agent chastised me for going somewhere I wasn’t supposed to, although it wasn’t well marked!
Not exactly an exciting moment when you cross into Tijuana Mexico on foot.
A view of Tijuana from an elevated pedestrian walkway
The border fence at Border Field State Park in California goes right into the Pacific Ocean
My first two weeks of being in San Diego have been fruitful in terms of photography – I have been enjoying the new scenery, the diverse coastline, and lots of sun. San Diego was never really a place I thought much about living in, although I’ve enjoyed a few visits previously. So far so good though. It is certainly an opportunity that I am embracing and will look to make the most of.
Beautiful sunset over the Pacific Ocean seen from the rocky path at Mount Soledad
So much surfing culture at Ocean Beach
Over on Coronado Island the hilly beach and other features fascinated me
The San Diego-Coronado Bridge, seen from Cesar Chavez Park
Up the coast in Encinitas on Highway 101, nature and the influence of humans certainly meet
The last 2 days of my drive west, from Tucson, Arizona to San Diego, California, I was struck even more than usual by the influence of transportation on the landscape.
Just the side of a train west of Tucson along Interstate 10
Gila Bend, Arizona – haven’t seen many white fire trucks in my day
Roll, Arizona – I couldn’t tell if this was a junkyard or just a dude with tons of old trucks. (Noone was home)
Motor Transport Museum on Highway 94 in Campo, California
Imperial Dunes in California – even this is influenced by people and their vehicles
This was one of those parks I had never heard of until the day I went, but with an annual pass, why not? I was enjoying seeing the big saguaro cacti, which I had never seen in person before, and then the solar halo made the visit that much better!
Of course I was drawn to photographing a dead saguaro
This one is good and healthy
Solar halo – caused by refraction of atmospheric ice crystals
I was blown away by how much desert there is between Austin Texas and San Diego – basically it’s all desert. I am not sure why I didn’t realize that. Lots of dust, lots of dirt roads, and lots of abandoned buildings.
South of the Rio Grande in El Paso, New Mexico
Tumble weed…not tumbling
I have no idea why anyone would want to go there anyway
Lordsburg, New Mexico
This place in Bowie, Arizona must have been out of use for a long time
