From the vantage of the Torrey Pines cliffs above the Pacific, we see both the parasailer and the hiker walking home from Black's Beach several miles to the north. I like both images for different reasons. The image of the parasailer offers a glimpse of the freedom he is experiencing in his silent glide above the Pacific; and the hiker seems unaware of the abstract graphic design of sand and water upon which he treads. The Scripps Institute of Oceanography pier can be seen to the south in the first image. (See Torrey Pines Glider Port.)
The Pacific Ocean presents us with an ever changing kaleidoscope of rainbow colors depending upon the weather, the time of day, position of the sun and the presence or absence of clouds. Here, under a clear sky, the Pacific shimmers in sliver and crystal as we look upon it from the cliffs above Torrey Pines State Park. The view is southward, toward La Jolla.
