Carlsbad to Solana Beach beach hike 7/25/2022




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Part of our group is taking train ride to Carlsbad.
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Rest of us are on somewhat shaky bus.
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We all meet at the beach.
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It is cloudy with medium tide.
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As advertised it will be some surf wading.
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Only me, Martha and Suzan are wading this portion of the beach.
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Have to time waves for dry passage. Sometime it works.
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All back on the beach? Where is Wit?
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Lot of stairs.
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They found something!
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After releasing it from a mountain of seaweed it is a loaded speargun!
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Hard walking on rocks.
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Boat parking.
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That is a massive seawall.
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Lunch break at the Moonlight Beach.
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Boat parking on front yard.
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We are bypassing Swami’s beach. It may be too deep.
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Surfing kook statue.
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Still carrying their precious find. They look like some pro spear hunters (with no fish).
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John is patiently waiting for our group with pizza and beer.
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While we were on beach John and Carol were looking for geocaches and some streets in Carlsbad.
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Our group picture.
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It is also Larry’s birthday. Happy Birthday.
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Finally we can see Angelika eat something (vegan pizza) and drink beer.



Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.5 Technical: 3.5 Scenic: 3.5 El. 200'