One of the reasons that we moved to Las Cruces was the wide range of camping opportunities: We are about 600 miles from Austin, TX; 600 miles from Denver, Co; and 600 miles from San Diego, CA.

We really needed a beach day (or 2, or 3) so we went to San Diego.

Picacho Peak State Park, Arizona

Sunset

And Sunrise

And, we need to build a bigger wall to keep out the illegal aliens

Ocotillo, California

San Diego, California

Imperial Beach

"I wish they all could be California gulls"

Imperial Beach Pier

Surfer running along the beach

San Diego skyline, as seen from Imperial Beach

View of Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument from Coronado Beach

He'll save your life and be your best friend

Ice Plant

California Poppy

California Tesla

Dennis at Cabrillo National Monument

We arrived just as the fleet was heading out

Cabrillo National Monument

Whale watching from Cabrillo

Mike and the old stone house

Stairwell in the old lighthouse

Egret in tidal pools

A very small portion of the enormous cemetery at the Point Loma Naval Base: It was truly moving to drive through

Mike - Back at Imperial Beach for sunset

(Old surfers never die)