Stinson Beach is the quintessential old California beach town. It’s like going back in time 50 or 60 years. The drive in is along a 20 mile curvy road which clings to the side of soaring cliffs before they drop 1000 feet straight down to the Pacific crashing below. I got some great shots along the way. The lack of many guardrails kind of surprised me. Maybe I’m just loosing my nerve.

Overlook on the spectacular drive to Stinson Beach.

Anyway I was glad to get down to the beach and partake of the local seafood. We ate on a really neat deck of an old seafood eatery called the Sand Dollar.

Afterwards we took a quick walk down to the beach to let Jackson dip his toe in the Pacific. The sun was setting just as we got there and provided another great picture. We wasted no time getting as far back over the mountain as we could before dark.

Sunset over the Pacific – Stinson Beach

I realized when I got back home I didn’t get a shot of the beach as you are coming into town.   It is a beautiful 3 mile crescent shaped beach.  You round a corner and see the entire beach below.  If so inclined you should google images for Stinson Beach to see what I mean.

On the way back to the Golden Gate the fog had lifted and you could see San Francisco from way across the bay. So we took a quick detour through the city. We drove past Fisherman’s Wharf but there wasn’t much else to see in the dark. We did drive up one of the big hills so he could get an appreciation of them.

Got back to our room in Cupertino around 9 after another full day.