The Pacific Ocean seen from the top of the Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park near Laguna Beach, CA. I found this spot in Google Earth and decided to visit it right after work. Unfortunately the weather conditions were not perfect and there was this cloud layer on the ocean. Anyway, a nice place to be with a fantastic view over the pacific coast line.
Another photo taken on the Pacific coastline in February this year. I took the picture on the last evening I was in California. I finished all my work in the afternoon and took the opportunity to spend the rest of the day in the Crystal Cove State Park near Laguna Beach. I don’t know exactly how many photos I did – but my whole hard disk is full with sunset pictures taken there. Anyway, sitting in the sand at 25°C (especially in a week with -25°C in central Europe) and staring mesmerised when this big orange ball disappeared in the ocean was breathtaking.
And on this particular photo I really like the jogger crossing the frame. This adds a special note to the picture.
I still have some more shots taken on my trip to California earlier this year…
First day I had the chance to leave the office early enough to catch some daylight. As Irvine is 10 miles away from the ocean there was only one direction I would go – straight to the Pacific Ocean. For whatever reason this Ocean is kind of magic for me. Maybe because on every map of the world it ends on America’s west coast. Even the day ends somewhere there. Standing on the beach and looking on this Ocean gives me a feeling of real freedom. The last time I have seen this Ocean was in 2005 when I was in Zipolite, Mexico.
Photo was taken on Laguna Canyon Road right after the intersection with San Diego Freeway (I-133, I-405).