Torrey Pines State Reserve

Off of Highway 101 north of La Jolla and south of Del Mar...

...is a happily untouched area of wilderness.

Panoramic view of towering cliffs and beach...

Rocky beach....

We went hiking.

From left: Chuck, Junior, Ray and Bob atop a hill, overlooking the Pacific

Bob, Junior, Ray and me on the beach.
Doesn't the rock look like a boat and the driftwood like oars?

Pinus torreyana - the Torrey Pine - the rarest pine tree in the USA. It grows only at the Torrey Pines State Reserve and on Santa Rosa Island off the coast near Santa Barbara. (However we did see one at the San Diego Wild Animal Park once, too.)
for more information please see the official Torrey Pines State Reserve Web Site