BEST OF THE BEACH PHOTOS FALL 2004

Welcome to the Best of San Diego Beach Photos for Fall of 2004 featuring photos from Mission Beach, Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach.

The Bridge leading to Mission Beach from Mission Bay. The area across the bridge is Mission beach and it goes all the way to the right where the bay hits land. That area (north) is Pacific Beach and where the hill area begins is La Jolla.

Mission beach is a strip of sand about 3 1/2 miles long with the Pacific Ocean on one side and Mission Bay on the other.

Everything to the left of the bridge is South Mission Beach. This bridge runs staight into Belmont Park and The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster.

The view is from The Hyatt Regency Islandia Hotel on Mission Bay

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

one of the many marinas on Mission Bay. This marina is the home of the Hyatt Regency Islandia on Quivera Drive in Mission Bay.

Mission Bay covers over 4,500 acres of parks and wetlands and is one of the most beautiful sections of San Diego and Southern California.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

A view of Fiesta Island and more of Mission Bay from the Hyatt Regency Islandia Hotel and Resort, including a look at The Dana Inn Hotel and Marina, which has just undergone major additions and redevelopment.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

A look at Ocean Beach and the jetti outlet which connects Mission Bay to the Ocean. Everything to the right of this waterway is Mission Beach and the main land mass to the center and left is Ocean Beach.

View from the penthouse suite of the Hyatt Regency Islandia Hotel and Resort on Mission Bay.

Check out the link for discount room rates and online reservation information. Great rooms in the tower or on the marina start at around $139.00 to 159.00 per night and offer awesome views and excellent top notch Hyatt service.
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Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Mariners Point is the little strip of beach across the water. It is a popular spot for local events like the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. In the far background is the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster and Belmont Park. This is a beautiful part of Southern California.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

South Mission Beach and the 2 Jetti's which seperate Mission Beach and Ocean Beach. The area between the jetti's is where boats enter the ocean from Mission Bay. Ocean Beach is to the left and Mission Beach and more of the beautiful parks and green grass are to the right hand side.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Mission Beach Girls.com models Laura and Kirsten at Windandsea Beach in La Jolla.

This little tiki hut is the one most popular beach landmarks in San Diego and is unique only to Windandsea Beach in La Jolla.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Black's Beach in La Jolla
Black's Beach is one unique spot in that it is the only clothing optional beach in San Diego and also that it requires a major climb up and down to get to. Here is a photo of some of the stairs on the way down. Black's Beach is just north of Scripp's Pier and Oceanography Institute and is an area where the depth of the ocean goes from over 2 miles deep to just about 10 feet by shore within a mile. This creates massive waves when the conditions are right which are larger than any other waves in the San Diego area. Because UCSD University is so close it makes for a wide range of beach goers with a small percentage going "clothing free".

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

In addition to being an awesome stretch of private beach surrounded by 500+ foot cliffs, Black's Beach is also the home to the Torrey Pines Glider Port.

The glider port is one of the most popular glider areas in San Diego.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Black's Beach.
Beachgoers scatter all the way down the nearly 2 miles of private beach below the path leading down from the glider port.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

A day with the clouds starting to rise in the mountains. In the late summer massive clouds start building up in the mountains outside of town. The size of the clouds can be very massive and spectacular.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

A score girl keeps track of the points during the King of the Beach Volleyball games held in Mission Beach at Belmont Park.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Pit crews work on boats in a NASCAR styled pit area. Each team had at least 4-6 mechanics along with semi trailers of tools and equipment.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

These boats go well over 150 MPH when they reach full speed throwing up rooster tails of water over 300 feet long and up to 50 feet high on turns.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Team Budweiser has long held most of the major records in this sport and have won the majority of titles in the last 5 years. This was their last year as sponsor.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Mission Bay and the boardwalk area across the street from the roller coaster. These boardwalk areas go for over 12 miles on the beach and bays, perfect for biking, walking or roller blading.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

A longboarder takes a sharp turn at the 2004 OMBAC Surf Classic. This contest is unique because ALL SURFBOARDS must by made in 1970 or EARLIER. This is a one of a king long board classic that brings out some great local talent.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

The Crystal Pier.
This is the center of action and activity in Pacific Beach. It is where Garnet Avenue starts and where all the locals get together on the weekends.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

Pacific Beach and Mission beach are home to more than 30 boutiques and clothing stores. Only Melrose in Los Angeles has more clothing stores per capita. Here is a look at some of the Mission Beach Girls.com models as they try on some of the clothes at The Cream of the Crop Boutique in Pacific Beach. This is one of many resale boutiques which offers a wide selection with lower than new prices.

Photo by Mission Beach Online.com

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