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Strands Beach and Strands Vista Park in Dana Point: Walk the Loop or Play in the Sand

July 27, 2010

Strands Beach in Dana Point goes by many names. I’ve heard it called: The Strand, Salt Creek Beach Park, and Strand Vista Park. I call it “pure bliss.” It’s just a beautiful spot beneath the Dana Point Headlands. If you can imagine the coastline here, it’s squeezed in the small cove between the point of [...]

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Califia Beach at San Clemente State Beach: A Tidal Treasure

June 30, 2010

The hardest thing about a trip to Califia Beach is pronouncing it! It’s part of San Clemente State Beach, except you’ll pass the State Beach entrance on your left and continue to the parking lot at the end of Califia. It’s a skinny strand of beach, so you’ll definitely need to watch the tides to [...]

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What To Bring To The Beach?

June 29, 2010

Beach trips can be a snap if you have a system. A big part of my system is having everything pre-packed so that when I decide to take the kids to the beach – we just load up the car and go. I go to the beach year round so I have our routine down. [...]

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Corona Del Mar Beach: Haven for Sunsets and Circle Walks

June 26, 2010

Corona Del Mar Beach is a bit of an oddity in the OC beach scene. It doesn’t fit into any of the regular categories. For instance, it appears to be one beach but there are 3 very distinctly separate areas with different names. I had to enlist the help of readers on our page on [...]

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Woo-Hoo! Hurray for a Holiday

February 12, 2010

Don’t know about you, but my kids are out of school today and Monday. Are you trying to get creative and think of some things to do? Let’s run through the weekend and I’ll throw out some ideas. Friday: Play with Chores Make a menu and get stocked up for the weekend today. Run your [...]

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Crystal Cove State Park: Tidepooling at a Natural Playground

January 24, 2010

Crystal Cove State Park’s waters are a designated underwater park–which may be why the tidepooling was so amazing on our visit. December and January are notorious for the highest of high and lowest of low tides. I’m sure you’ll find something different on every visit throughout the year. Location: We’ve been to other parts of [...]

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Watch More Sunsets: Eleven Down and Thankfully 354 More to Go

January 11, 2010

“Watch more sunsets” is my 8 year old son’s goal for 2010. Along with “play outdoors more” and “read 1000 books.” Man, how come I didn’t think of those? Contrary to what you might believe, we don’t talk too much about play. We just do it. So no one was more surprised than my husband [...]

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Huntington Beach Parking Pass for 2010

January 4, 2010

A Huntington Beach annual beach parking pass is a great option for those who frequently visit the Huntington Beach Pier and beach area businesses. They went on sale December 1st and take Visa/Mastercard. Parking can be pretty steep on a day-use basis ($1.50 per hour and up to $12 for the day). The annual beach [...]

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Beach Berm Play for California Winters

December 29, 2009

Beach berm play is a joy of the winter beach. Berms can be man-made, but in California they occur naturally during the winter months. We made repeat visits to a small 2-3 foot berm at Oxnard Beach Park over the holidays (above and below). Last year, we played on the berm at Aliso Beach Park [...]