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How Beacon’s got its name: the shocking truth finally revealed.
Beacons map: Just where is Beacon’s Beach?
Local Encinitas Beaches: Swami’s, D Street, Moonlight Beach, Stone Steps, Beacons, Grandview, etc.
Beach Report Card from Heal The Bay: Water Quality results for Moonlight Beach, Beacon’s Beach, Swami’s and Batiquitos Lagoon (Carlsbad).
Local’s Only: If you think you are a local, see if you are in this picture.
Packing for surf trips: When going on those surfing expeditions and faraway travels in search of epic surf, you better use this travel checklist.
The path: The path that leads to winds down a large hill.
Beacon’s from the Pacific: The path that leads to Beacon’s as viewed from the ocean.
Crowded surf lineups: Is this the most crowded surfing lineup you have ever seen?
Pelicans on patrol: The true soul surfers.
Surfing rules of the road: There is only a “tribal memory” of what surf rules should be… here they are
Wet suit care: You know you are not suppose to pee in your wet suit, but here are a few more tips on caring for your wet suit.
Camping in California: Camp sites in San Diego County.
Leucadia State Beach: Only a non-local would call us that.
Bluff failure: Rebecca Kowalczyk – a sad story.
Round rocks: Did ancient Indian civilizations transport the rocks to the top of the bluff?
Snow on the trail: Is that snow or a Southern California cocaine bust?
Crop circles: Do aliens create these mysterious patterns on the beach?
It never rains in Southern California: Or does it? Proof now exists.
Low tide: The ebb and flow of the beach, of the seasons and of life.
Driftwood on the beach: There are no trees, so where did the driftwood come from?
Red Tide: What is red tide and how it forms in the ocean.
Fireworks of July 4th 2001: Awesome. And it wasn’t man made.
Gee, that’s swell: What is swell and how is swell direction determined?
Shark attacks? Could Jaws happen to you?
How to Fend Off a Shark: Surfers, divers and swimmers learn how to beat the man in the gray suit.
The Surfer: a tale dating back to B.C. (Before Cord).
Encinitas Crime Report: Read the Sheriff’s statistics.