Photos of Coast Walk Trail to La Jolla Cove Beach.
Taking an easy stroll above the wide, blue ocean in beautiful La Jolla.
My day in La Jolla yesterday was so wonderful I had to do it again!
A second walk today has my computer bursting with photos. So I’d better share some!
I’m going to create two blog posts. This first one involves a walk down the short but breathtaking Coast Walk Trail, then down Coast Boulevard from the Cave Store to La Jolla Cove Beach. Where the ocean meets land here is one of the most amazing, magical places a person might ever visit. A few photos hardly do the experience justice.
Be forewarned, this post starts with great natural beauty, but ends with sudden ugliness. You’ll see why I became a bit angry during my otherwise glorious adventure.
The Historic Coast Walk Trail begins near Torrey Pines Road and ends at the Cave Store on Coast Boulevard.Dozens of kayakers were out on the water as I walked west down the trail enjoying magnificent views.Red kayaks bunched close together below, east of Goldfish Point.Rounding a corner, shops and restaurants on Coast Boulevard come into view.Wooden steps plunge down to a scenic view point atop amazing sandstone cliffs. In the narrow cove on the left is an entrance to a sea cave.Nature’s beauty takes many forms, including a golden flower.From the view point I look east along eroded cliffs toward La Jolla homes.Heading back up to the Coast Walk Trail, which ends nearby at the Cave Store.A man-made tunnel inside the Cave Store leads from the gift shop to the Sunny Jim Sea Cave.About to turn north, beginning down Coast Boulevard, toward La Jolla Cove.The amazing Coast Boulevard passes La Jolla Cove, Scripps Park, Children’s Pool and the La Jolla tide pools!A message on the sidewalk caught my eye. Your troubles will cease and fortune will smile upon you.Now it’s possible to see into Sunny Jim Sea Cave.The rocky cliffs along Coast Boulevard are the home of pelicans, sea gulls and cormorants.Long-beaked pelicans and black cormorants have a rest in the warm sun between diving and hunting for fish.The cliffs of La Jolla are made of unstable sandstone, which occasionally crumbles into the Pacific Ocean.A gorgeous view of La Jolla Cove on a perfect spring day.A lifeguard tower rises above La Jolla Cove Beach. To the right of the tower is Point La Jolla.Looking down at La Jolla Cove Beach from the north. Buildings along Coast Boulevard are surmounted by those on Prospect Street.City of San Diego sign provides a warning. Caution, do not approach seals or sea lions! Harassing these marine mammals is against the law.A lady climbs stairs up from the beach, past a lifeguard rescue board.Some benches allow people to enjoy the view. Scuba divers in the cove swim with the sea life.Several thoughtless, self-centered people almost stepped on a seal as they crowded in to get a photograph.Agitated sea lion on a rock angrily confronts pestering people who don’t seem to care.
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6 thoughts on “Photos of Coast Walk Trail to La Jolla Cove Beach.”
These are fantastic photos, Richard, a walk literally down memory lane for me. We spent nearly every Sunday at the Cove as kids in the 60s and 70s. Back in the 60s, you could still harvest mussels & urchins right off the rocks (that practice stopped soon after). So sad to see idiots harrassing the sea lions. But karma is a b*tch because those sea lions weight much more than a human and they can bite.
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These are fantastic photos, Richard, a walk literally down memory lane for me. We spent nearly every Sunday at the Cove as kids in the 60s and 70s. Back in the 60s, you could still harvest mussels & urchins right off the rocks (that practice stopped soon after). So sad to see idiots harrassing the sea lions. But karma is a b*tch because those sea lions weight much more than a human and they can bite.
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Cool memories! What a great place to spend one’s childhood!
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The best thing is I can always come for a visit, (only 500 miles away). 🙂
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Great pictures. When I was a kid, we’d eat in the then Top of the cove restaurant where you could access the stairs down into the sea cave.
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Oh, wow! That must’ve been really fun! Was the Top of the Cove in the same building where the Cave Store is today?
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I’m thinking it is because when I describe it to people, they say…oh…that is a store now.
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