Beautiful Torrey Pines
One of the best places to take sunset pictures in San Diego is along the beaches of Torrey Pines below the cliffs. This is a place that glows golden and during low tides the gold cliffs will reflect against the wet sand.
It is extraordinary.
Beautiful Sunset La Jolla
Beautiful sunsets in La Jolla are common. Here is another night of beautiful sunsets here.
Windansea Beach Scenes
I love heading down the street from my house to one of the most beautiful surf beaches in the world. A palm-covered shack was originally constructed at Windansea Beach in 1946 by Woody Ekstrom, Fred Kenyon and Don Okey.
That shack still stands today and it is designated a historical landmark to the city. The palm fronds on the shack are replaced by locals when they fall off during storms.
Here are some scenes from Windansea today. It’s a beautiful place to catch all the warmth and beauty of San Diego.
Beautiful Joshua Tree National Park
I live in San Diego and Joshua Tree National Park is less than 3 hours away. I like it so much that I put it on my list of the Best Day Trips from San Diego. You can check that list out here. Best RoadTrips from San Diego. It’s a fairly easy day trip where you can end up in one of the most mystical places on the earth.
What makes it So Special?
The first thing you notice when you are driving to Joshua Tree is that you start to drive up. You’re going from low desert into higher desert. And when you reach a certain elevation, the famous trees that inspired Dr Seuss – The Yucca Brevifolia, or the Joshua Tree start to appear. The climate here is hot in August (it was over 100 degrees) but in many places in Joshua Tree it seems like a serene oasis in the desert. There is literally a forest of Joshua Trees that sit amidst very cool rock formations. Joshua Tree is out of this world.
The Lorax Tree’s that inspired Dr Seuss. They are quite appealing.
Cool and mysterious rock formations like Skull Rock are all over the landscape.
Because it is so unique. There are literally a ton of different things that people do here. Camping, Bird Watching, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Motorcycling, Astronomy, Photography, Movie Making, Geology. I got a chance to do many of the smaller hikes. The best locations are typically only about a mile from parking.
Everyone comes here and it is only about 100 miles from Los Angeles and just 45 minutes from Palm Springs.
Made Famous by U2
Back in the 80’s, Joshua Tree was the go to cool place after U2 Shot the cover of their album Joshua Tree here.
Mysterious Place
Joshua Tree is a mysterious place with a long history. It was a place where miners and cattleman gathered due to the geology and the fact that there was water here in the middle of the Mojave Desert. The miners were searching for Gold and the Cowboys were hiding their cattle in hidden valleys here. In 1994, the location was elevated to a National Park Status and tourist from all over the world come to visit. There are sightings of an old miner ghost out here. Apparently he haunts the place at night so you have to be careful.
There are miles and miles of roads like this. Its a motorcyclist dream. As long as you don’t get caught speeding.
Beautiful Sunsets at Joshua Tree
I would have to say the best time to plan your trip to Joshua Tree (like any other desert location) is around sunset. The colors and the contrast really kicks up and the place is truly out of this world. This is a place I will come to many times in my life if I am lucky.
I’m going to Hawaii
I’m sitting on this bed. I’m sitting here wondering what to pack. I will need a bathing suit and my iPad, and that’s all
Sincerely,
Isabella.
More Darla Cuteness
Didn’t get enough of Darla last time. This time she lathers up her face with my Mom’s $155 an ounce Le Mer face lotion from France and explains that she is a Princess.
Photo Walk on Sunset Cliffs
I have often talked about Photo Walks. You know walks where you bring your camera and you hope to take a nice picture. I talked about it in my post, How Photography can change your life. It did Mine. You can check that post out here. How Photography Changed my Life.
People commented on the post quite a bit saying how they felt the same way about photography about me, and how it was the little things about taking pictures that helped them to live better. One comment in particular really touched my heart however. An elderly lady, talked about how her husband who was wheel-chair bound, recently bought a camera. Every day she would wheel him around and she did it so that he could take pictures. He could take pictures of life that was happening around them. Every day they went out together.
I realized that photo walks were very important. I have two legs that I should not take for granted. I walked several miles tonight along the beautiful Sunset Cliffs in San Diego. Here are some of the sights that I captured.
Some kids cliff diving off the rocks while a paddle boarder watch. I am not sure I would make that jump.
A bird soaring over a particularly nice cove.
I like how the sun hits these sheer sandstone cliff walls and makes them look golden.
Another photographer tries to capture the last rays of the sunset.
