Archive for Beaches

Huntington’s Dog Beach and Orange County’s Dog Parks are useful when Travelin’ Local

Aug 11, 2010 by Sandy Schroeder

If your dog goes everywhere you do, Orange County’s dog beach and dog parks provide venues for your dog to run free and play without a leash:
At the beach, it’s endless summer; in the parks, [...]

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Weekend Camping on Catalina Island

Aug 10, 2010 by Sarah Roullard

After wanting to visit Catalina Island for many years, that’s now a thing of the past. My three-day Catalina camping trip began on a Friday at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro. We [...]

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Sunset Beach – a Great Getaway in Southern California

Jul 28, 2010 by Sandy Schroeder

Calling up golden memories of summers’ past, filled with savory foods and lighthearted moments
For an old fashioned seascape, we all need a getaway once in awhile to make sure we still get it-or don’t lose [...]

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5 Minutes on the Santa Monica Pier

Jul 26, 2010

In our fast paced world and way of life here in Los Angeles, have you ever stood in one location and just looked around?
When I’m out on a shoot, I have very specific sites, [...]

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Day to night, Main Street in Seal Beach seals the Deal

Jul 19, 2010

Most likely, a lot of cities in the US have a Main Street.
I’d venture a guess that each Main street has something uniquely special to that city, and that is how Seal Beach’s Main Street [...]

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The Best way to Get to Will Rogers State Beach

Jul 18, 2010

Will Rogers State Beach, extending 1¾ miles along the Pacific Coast, is a popular swimming, sunning, and surfing location.
The beach is named after actor Will Rogers, who in the 1920s, bought the land and [...]

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What’s with all this talk of June Gloom?

Jul 09, 2010

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing a lot of talk, or should I say, grumbling, about “June Gloom.”
OK, I’ll admit, waking up to find it sprinkling in the morning this week was [...]

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Dockweiler State Beach

Jun 27, 2010

One of the many attractions of Southern California is of course, its beaches. And with summer just getting started, going to the beach is a a daily occurrence for many. It’s amazing to me that [...]

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The Surf’s not up at Long Beach, California… Yet!

Jun 21, 2010

As typical beach cities go, Long Beach can be compared to more of a wading pool, only incredibly dirtier. How much dirtier? Well, imagine taking a bath in water runoff from about a dozen major [...]

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Twilight Dancing on the Santa Monica Pier – Summertime 2010

Jun 21, 2010

It’s that time of year again; time to put on your dancing shoes.
The Twilight Dance Series on the Santa Monica Pier, which is in its 27th, year, will be starting on July 8th. If I [...]

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The Ocean Beach Pier

May 30, 2010

As promised in yesterday’s article about Ocean Beach, here’s a closer look at the Ocean Beach Pier. I don’t know what it is about the Piers in San Diego, but I’m truly attracted to them.
Christened [...]

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Ocean Beach’s Tide Pools

May 26, 2010

Tide pools are small rocky pools located close to the ocean and are filled with pools of salt water. Developing an ecosystem all their own, tide pools are habitats of uniquely adaptable animals. Just [...]

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Ocean Beach at San Diego

May 24, 2010

Welcome to Ocean Beach in San Diego, one of the last beaches of its kind in the USA.  If you’re looking for a cool and laid back beach town with sand, fun, and sun with [...]

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