Crystal Pier juts out into the ocean in the distance at Pacific Beach in San Diego, California. – photo by Joe AlexanderI’ve been coming to San Diego for almost 40 years and always made the Pacific Beach neighborhood my home base.
Long ago I “learned” to surf here, although I never did it enough to get good at it.
I’ve probably taken the photo of looking south at Crystal Pier a hundred times. Same for looking north from the cliffs to the beach that leads in the direction of La Jolla.
And I think every time you go to the beach, you always look for at least one good photo of a sea bird.
The pier is a great place to start a morning in Huntington Beach, California. – photo by Joe AlexanderWhere do you go if you have some time to kill in Southern California? To the beach, of course!
After getting into SoCal on an early morning flight, I headed to Huntington Beach. The Huntington Beach Pier makes a convenient landmark and both a great backdrop and ideal vantage point to take pictures of surfers.
There are also parking, plenty of shops and places to eat within walking distance.