There's this magical, unworldly place in Encinitas, CA (San Diego county) known as the mushroom caves. It's narrow passageways and graffiti walls give way to great photographic opportunity, so Court and I decided to spend the morning of Thanksgiving here.
Take the 5 North from downtown SD, get off at an exit for Manchester Ave (I believe its 29 or 39, it has a 9 in it) and take a left at the light. We parked in the MiraCosta College lot and crossed over Manchester Ave to get to a gate for San Elijo Lagoon. When you get past that you'll walk until you pass under the freeway and keep walking along the path (stay right) until come up to a yellow "No Trespassing" sign nailed to a tree branch, then you'll know you're there.
There are holes dug into the wall that allow anyone with good footwear to scale some walls and land in a pocket cave.
Some parts get a little too narrow for the body.
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| A quiet hang out spot |
Courtney was feeling very young, wild, and braless this particular day.
Some parts require a bit of a climb to get to the top of the caves to see out across the water.
Courtney couldn't get enough of flashing the world, not an uncommon sight.
It was a very unique way to spend the holiday and get the hunger pumping for our dinner, which was fairly sad to say the least, but we did make a ham!
