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 The rugged beaches of La
Jolla, San Diego by jumpingnorman
This seaside resort community is wonderful to walk around in. The charming houses are expensive – there are about 40,000 residents in this beach which is visited by tourists and college students all year round. It is the home of UCSD (University of California, San Diego), the Salk Insitute and it also has a significant number of biotechnology companies.
So, when you eat at some of the nice gourmet restaurants along Prospect Street in this small-town atmosphere, you will likely run into some preppie type people. The rugged coastline is also a nice place to walk around in, to feed the seagulls…and eventually to reach Mount Soledad, a 822-foot-(251-meter)-tall hill that lies between Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west and which also has a huge Latin cross.
Known for it’s beautiful weather averaging 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.4 Celsius) throughout the year, La Jolla entices visitors from neaby San Diego which is just 12 miles south of it, and Orange County which is just 40 miles north of La Jolla. Leave a Comment
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Go to beautiful La Jolla Cove Beach around sunset hour, take a walk along the ocean sidewalk, go see the seals at children's pool, then watch the sun go down. After your beach walk, then go to Prospect Street in La Jolla and stop for dinner at Alfonsos Mexican restaurant. Leave a Comment
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 La Jolla Cove by Shadownlite
One part of the Cove is a place where endangered California Sea Lions rest on the beach year round. They have a manmade viewing bridge were you can not only see the seals...but also the waves crash into the rocks.
Just a short walk from this area is the cove with the Underwater National Marine Park where you can snorkle, scuba dive, and enjoy the waters.
It is best to view in the summer because it can get very cold along the water. Make sure to wear a lot of sunblock. Leave a Comment Address: Go north on Interstate 5.Directions: Take the La Jolla turn off and head toward the coast. Or drive along the coast through the beach areas until you reach it. It is on most San Diego city maps.
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La Jolla is technically part of San Diego but to me it felt like it was more of it's own community and not part of the city. This is a wealthy section of San Diego along the coast and it's worth a visit if you are staying in San Diego for more than a day or two. By car it should take you about 15 minutes in non rush hour traffic, more if you take back roads like I did or hit rush hour traffic.
I really enjoyed my visit there, the area around La Jolla Cove is beautiful and I visited on a sunny warm Wednesday afternoon when it wasn't too crowded. The highlight was my visit to the Children's Pool which has been taken over by a herd of more than hundred harbor seals, if I had more time I would have liked to visit the La Jolla Caves and check out a bit more of the coastline.
I put a bit more information on my La Jolla page. Leave a Comment
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 Alien landscape by dinhyenLeave a Comment Directions: Coast Highway 101 a little north of La Jolla
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 by acemj
The Cove is the heart of LaJolla and is a great place to relax or have a picnic. There are some great tide pools and some caves that you can swim in. Snorkeling, swimming, catching some rays . . . you can't go wrong. Leave a Comment Address: LaJolla
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La Jolla is about 15 minutes from downtown San Diego and I highly recommend spending an afternoon in this laid back town. I went sea kayaking here and spent the afternoon at the La Jolla beach which can get quite crowded but not too overbearing. The people here are actually great and I was walking by a surfer who told me "Smile, your in California". That's the attitude here which is so refreshing from the Detroit attitude I'm used to "Get out of my way or I'll make you get out of my way." La Jolla has a lot of small eclectic restaurants and surfer shops. I had a sandwich in one of its many seashore cafes which was perfect after kayaking. Leave a Comment
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 friend's photo of The Cove by LauraWestLeave a Comment Directions: La Jolla, California is just North of S. D. city limits.
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This area in the North of town features tidal pools, sea caves and an underwater nature reserve used by divers and kayakers. La jolla also has a lot of upscale shopping and restaurants. Leave a Comment
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 by krissyM
They have a monthly schedule posted on their website of feeding times for various exhibits including the shark tank.
Admission: Adult, $11 and Children, $7.50 Leave a Comment Address: 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CADirections: Metropolitan Transit System Bus Route 30 stops at Downwind Way, across from Scripps Campus. Walk up Downwind Way to the aquarium (5 min). N. County Transit District Bus Route 101 stops at Expedition Way. Walk down Expedition Way to the aquarium (15 min).Website: http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
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