Torrey Pines Beach and the state reserve!

Allan and I drove down the street to the beach today. We parked in a residential neighborhood and walked across the street and under a bridge to the beach. We could have paid eight dollars to park in the state reserve parking lot but when free parking was so close by, we decided not to. The beach was beautiful. I would have to say it is the best looking beach in all of southern California. Santa Barbara beaches are cluttered with debris, both natural and foreign. Oh, and dad, NO tar!! We made sure to check our shoes and they were clean. That is not something that happens when you go for a stroll in SB! After about a half mile to a mile walk down the beach, we saw stairs from the beach going up to the reserve, so we went up. We were so glad we did. The views were gorgeous. When we finally made it to the top we heard live Hawaiian music! My favorite kind! We thought it was a wedding but when we went into the parks museum they told us it was a retirement party for a park ranger. The whole afternoon turned out great. It was dreary in the morning and we figured it would rain all day. It cleared around noon and that's when we decided to go down the street to the beach. I took lots of pics....hope you enjoy.