These shore crabs are common to the southern California area and you can see them all over if you look closely while tide pooling.  I saw...

After never seeing an octopus while snorkeling at Laguna Beach, I saw two in one day.  One at Fisherman's Cove and one at Shaw's...

The San Diego Zoo is undoubtedly a world class zoo.  However, if you live in a city with a zoo, I would probably not visit the San Diego...

I like this picture of the Laguna Beach coastline.  I forgot to turn off the camera's underwater mode so it has a red tint.

You can almost always Pacific Harbor Seals while roaming around the ocean in Laguna Beach, I do not see them often while snorkeling thou...

The Pacific ocean around Southern California is filled with California spiny lobsters .  However, they are hard to see while snorkeling, ...

The Keyhole Limpet can be found while snorkeling or scuba diving in California.  They are fairly common in Laguna Beach.  Keyhole Li...

You can see these long, green Giant Kelpfish  (apparently not kelp fish) about every time you go snorkeling or diving at Laguna Beach,...

A kelp snail (Norrisia norrisia) on kelp at Laguna Beach, California.  The body of the snail is bright orange while the shell is usually...

If the visibility is good, you can see Garibaldi  (the bright orange fish) every time you go snorkeling in Laguna Beach.  In some places ...

A round ray or round stingray seen while snorkeling off of Diver's Cove in Laguna Beach, California.  They are hard to find in Lagu...

A  pyrosome floating around in Laguna Beach, California.  These pink jellyfish like tubes are uncommon, but apparently 2012 was a banner...

A Southern Kelp Crab hanging on to the kelp in Diver's Cove , Laguna Beach, California.  Search the kelp and you're likely to fi...

A bat ray at Diver's Cove , Laguna Beach, California.  This is a smallish one, you usually find them on the edge of sandy areas on ...

A sea star (no longer called starfish) in Fisherman's Cove , Laguna Beach, California.  You can see these while snorkeling, or tide p...

A sea anemone just off the shore at Fisherman's Cove , Laguna Beach, California.  I think it is a giant green sea anemone , but I...

A typical campsite at Lake Campground. Just back from Lake Campground California, west of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains in ...

Huntington Dog Beach is right off the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Huntington Beach California.  The whole point of the beach is you...

This picture is the beach off brook street . A few tips: Bring quarters for parking, meter parking is usually closer and cheaper tha...

My Review:  Aliso Beach is right next to Treasure Island Beach in Laguna Beach, CA.  Aliso beach has a pay parking lot right next to it, ...