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A La Jolla beach

• Torrey Pines State Park, 12600 North Torrey Pines Rd, +1 858 755-2063, www.torreypine.org/index.html. A scenic park consisting of a plateau with steep cliffs overlooking small canyons and Torrey Pines State Beach. There are a number of hiking and beach-access trails, and a variety of wild flora and fauna, including the rare Torrey Pine tree, for which the park is named. There is also a visitors center with a small museum on top of the plateau. $8 parking per car.
• Torrey Pines Gliderport, 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Dr, 1 858 452 9858 (fax: +1 858 452 9983), www.flytorrey.com. Learn to hang glide.
• Drive along La Jolla Shores street. It's short, and takes you from "The Village" (where the cove is) up to UCSD via Scripps. Right at the bottom is a nice surfing beach (La Jolla Shores). The view is superb, especially at sunset.
• Go snorkeling at the La Jolla Cove
• Drive on Mount Soledad. The twisty roads are jungly and plantful, and give access to multimillion dollar hobbit homes which look much smaller from the street than from down below, as they are on a sloping hill. There are a few hairpin turns and tight bridges that are worth finding.

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• www.torreypine.org/index.html
• www.flytorrey.com