| San Diego offers a bevy of interesting hikes. | | | | tell the difference by contrasting tans with |
| With the average home price being around | | | | sunburns. |
| $500,000, they better be interesting! | | | | |
| | | | Following San Elijo, you will walk through |
| To unwind, I typically stop on my way home | | | | Sea Cliff County Park with bluffs over 100 |
| from work to hike from Cardiff to Carlsbad on | | | | feet high. An area known affectionately as |
| the beach. For picturesque sunsets and "tasty | | | | "Swami's" quickly follows this park. The name |
| waves", the beach between Cardiff to Carlsbad | | | | derives from the fact the area above the |
| can't be beat. | | | | bluff is the home to the Self Realization |
| | | | Fellowship Center. This area is know as hot |
| Cardiff - Starting | | | | surf spot, but is very crowded. If you are a |
| | | | bit winded, you can stop and watch 50 or so |
| I typically start this hike by parking just | | | | surfers maneuver for waves. Yes, traffic jams |
| south of restaurant row in Cardiff. | | | | aren't exclusively restricted to California |
| Restaurant row is located to the north of the | | | | freeways. |
| lagoon between Cardiff and Solana Beach on | | | | |
| Highway 101. Parking is located on the side | | | | North of Swami's, you will cruise along a |
| of the road, which is right up against the | | | | long strip of sand hemmed in by 50 to 60 foot |
| beach. Give me convenience or give me death! | | | | bluffs in the town of Encinitas. For those |
| | | | with a wicked sense of humor, there is a |
| As you head north, you first pass Charlie's | | | | relatively popular game called, "Watch the |
| and other restaurants. Past the restaurants, | | | | house fall." Yes, the bluffs are giving away |
| you will come to the beginning of the bluffs | | | | slowly. As they erode, the homes first lose |
| that will line the beach to the end of the | | | | plants, then patios and so on. They say real |
| hike. San Elijo campground is on top of the | | | | estate is all about location, location, |
| initial bluffs and extends for roughly a mile | | | | location, but sometimes a beach front home |
| north. The campground is very popular and the | | | | isn't all that great. |
| temporary home of locals and tourist. You can | | | | |