Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach is in Orange County, midway between San Diego and Los Angeles, and extends for 7 miles along the coast. The city is a mix of beach action, boutique shops, restaurants, and artLæs mere
Laguna Beach is in Orange County, midway between San Diego and Los Angeles, and extends for 7 miles along the coast. The city is a mix of beach action, boutique shops, restaurants, and artLæs mere
Laguna Beach is well-known as an artist colony. There are 3 or 4 fine art galleries in each block downtown. This one is on the main level of my building. Their love of art is evident everywhere I go.Læs mere
Even the park benches have an artistic flair.
And the public services have a unique style to them as well. The last photo was taken of a sign on the ground beside a manhole cover!
This morning I spoke to the condo manager about the noise level from the 4 lane coastal highway that runs mere feet from my unit. He said there was nothing he could do. But I've driven 2,500 miles toLæs mere
On my walk today I came across what the owner of The Laguna Nursery called a "boutique garden centre". It was very unique and pretty compared to most garden centres I've visited.
I walked along the beach but could only walk so far before encountering a rocky shore. Most of the beaches here are small sandy coves. I ended my walk at the Main Beach with the historic lifeguardLæs mere
I decided to explore inland to an Orange County park called the Top of the World. Google maps indicated it was a 7.5 km return trip that should take 35 minutes one way. Wrong!! Google didn't accountLæs mere
The view from the Top made it all worthwhile. I was glad I had brought a light snack along with my bottle of water.
I approached a friendly lady walking her dog to see if there was an alternate route back down to the coast. She offered to drive me back to the beach but I insisted I needed the exercise. SheLæs mere