014 Blazing A Bayside Trail
Well it's raining now, as predicted by friends who live North of us. I'll have some tea and wait it out. Rain rarely lasts more than a few hours around here.
It's not raining 90 minutes later when we do venture out. No rain but the fog is quite thick as we head southwest towards the tip of Point Loma.
Our lighthouse is one of the most-visited national monuments; a popular destination for first-time visitors to San Diego.
The rain, fog, and/or dew left diamonds sparkling on the branches around us.
I find some park signage can be a bit preachy. Anti-people, and pro-native plants and animals.
We had decided on the Bayside Trail as our destination today.
No water, no restrooms, no souvenir stands, no pets, no smoking.
Yes sweating, yes huffing and yes puffing are allowed, if not encouraged.
She was right - in fact there were two different white birds on the cliff edge.
About time the sun came out!
Another pair of "birds" flew over so quickly I could only capture one of them...
There's that lighthouse again!
In the foreground is Ballast Point, the formal entry point to San Diego harbor. The USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is entering the bay. She was commissioned in 1998 and San Diego has been her home port since 2018. North Island Naval Air Station is behind her, and San Diego's downtown is in the background.
As we get to the top of the trail again there's a dip in the hill and we can peek over at the ocean.
We are about ready to leave when I spot this beautiful blue Porsche. It almost glows in the light.
You can just make out the ghost cruise ship that's been sitting out there for several months.
As we were descending the trail, the fog began to lift, and my wife said "There's a white bird on the cliffs down there." I fired up the Sony camera and went to full zoom.
She was right - in fact there were two different white birds on the cliff edge.
About time the sun came out!
We looked behind us and could just see the tip of the lighthouse. That's why it's now a monument rather than active warning beacon; it's too high on the hill for ships in the fog to see!
Besides birds there were few signs of animal life. Just plants and dirt.
And a few reminders of the Army and Navy presence here for last century, as the Southwestern-most point of defense for the USA
Scanning back down the hill I saw some more birds.
including this massive pelican over a sparkling sea
Look at his wingspan!
Besides birds there were few signs of animal life. Just plants and dirt.
And a few reminders of the Army and Navy presence here for last century, as the Southwestern-most point of defense for the USA
Scanning back down the hill I saw some more birds.
including this massive pelican over a sparkling sea
Look at his wingspan!
Another pair of "birds" flew over so quickly I could only capture one of them...
There's that lighthouse again!
In the foreground is Ballast Point, the formal entry point to San Diego harbor. The USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is entering the bay. She was commissioned in 1998 and San Diego has been her home port since 2018. North Island Naval Air Station is behind her, and San Diego's downtown is in the background.
Technical Note: Ballast Point Station which you see below operates a "degaussing station" which de-magnetizes the hull of steel ships crossing its path.
As we get to the top of the trail again there's a dip in the hill and we can peek over at the ocean.
We are about ready to leave when I spot this beautiful blue Porsche. It almost glows in the light.
Smiling, my wife gives me a smack upside the head, and we hum quietly past in our boring sedan.
The fog is gone on the west side of Fort Rosecrans cemetery, as a beautiful sailboat is working its way southward.
Cazalea
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