On this same date, 470 years ago, September 28, 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his crew sailed to the harbor and became the first Europeans to sat foot on what would later became the west coast of the United States. The exact area is not known, but many believe that Cabrillo came ashore on Ballast Point, a small finger of land below… *1
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His monument stands, facing the same view, which is now San Diego Bay. *2 The Port oversees two maritime cargo terminals, a cruise ship terminal, public parks, various wildlife reserves and environmental initiatives, a Harbor Police department and the leases of more than 600 tenant and sub-tenant businesses around San Diego Bay.
Cabrillo National Monument offers the “Age of Exploration” exhibit, hiking, tidepooling and visiting the Point Loma lighthouse. *3
The group of pelicans has nothing to do with anything. I added it for fun effect. *Big Grin*
Don’t miss out. Just follow the road towards the water, and head to the stunning Rocky Intertidal Zone. Also, the area encompassed by the national monument includes various former military installations, such as coastal artillery batteries, built to protect the harbor of San Diego from enemy warships. *4 The website also added whale watching activity from December through February. *3
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More stunning pictures of The Rocky Intertidal Zone. A statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo can also be seen standing at the Museum Of Man building in Balboa Park – What are you looking at?.
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Here is Coastal Traveler. As much as I hate to get overshadowed by the expert photography of this blog, it’s good for you to check this post out. Also today’s date, she blog about Point Cabrillo Lighthouse. The Oregon/California Coastal Adventure continues. I’m not so sure if she noticed the significance of the date to the topics of our blog posts. Anyway, this is one of the blogs I follow ever since it got Freshly Pressed. In all honesty and humility, the images of coastal traveler are incredibly topnotch.
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Last Calls …
This post is NOT part of Flashback Friday. *sticks tongue out*
Categories: California
The Sophomore Slump 
Wow!! Amaizing photos, what an excelent work 😀
I got to your blog by accident but I loved it
Excellent work! 🙂
Thank you! You just found my blog? You’re missing on some good stuffs. Ahihihi
Jejejeje yeah I know!
I will need to read more then and look for more blogs.
I’ll keep reading your posts 😉 jejeje
Have a great day!! 😀
Both of you are funny! 😉
Some fantastic pictures, lovely post and great share..;)
Thank you, gerry!
Oh yes coastal traveller is pretty good, BUT SO ARE YOU!
But of course, Gilly. She may have better pictures, but I got the charm. Ahihihi 😀
Fabulous photos, as always 🙂
Thank you, as always!
Great shots of San Diego Bay. Overall, a nice history lesson, too. Well done!
Thank you! You got some great blog posts yourself.
Breathtaking shots! Thank you for adding the history to it. 🙂
Thanks, Amy.
Love your photos. We had a great time at Cabrillo and checking out the little creatures in the tidal basin. 🙂
Lots of them doing it. I talked to a stranger to find out what they’re doing. They showed me the anenomes.
This reminds me. I should go back to your blog. Way before, I did only glance at your post about the topic. I didn’t want to peruse it as not to influence the way I post this. 🙂
I know what you mean. When I read someone’s blog about a place I plan to write about, I worry that I might carry over something I have read on their post.
Whaddayahknow!? Your blog post of it is way better than mine. 😀 Where in the world is that balancing act rock? I should’ve looked at your blog post before I went there! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh I can’t comment. Did you turn off comments for old posts?
No I didn’t. I will have to look at my settings to see if there is something checked that I am not aware of. And I seriously doubt that my post was better than yours. Thanks Rommel. 🙂
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Got it! Thanks Rommel! 🙂
More great photos, Rommel. I’m glad you put in the gulls. 🙂 That rocky zone is really beautiful. I checked out ‘Coastal Traveler’. Great blog! 🙂
Ahihihi … That post also showed seagulls on top and the lighthouse on the bottom. It’s a coincidence. I swear I didn’t get the idea from that blog. I have my uploaded pics on my FB page to prove it. Hehehe. Oh I did see you commented there.
I absolutely LOVE this park. I got to visit about a year ago. What an incredible place. I adore that lighthouse. I have a blog post somewhere. 😉
Thanks for sharing this memorable place. I’m smiling. Lovely shots.
Yeah right! I entered Cabrillo on your Search engine and it didn’t register any result. Hehehe. 😀
Seriously, I would love to see that post. If you can find it, link it here please. If you haven’t, show us pics.
I titled it Point Loma. Oops.
https://youthinkyoucanblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/standing-upon-the-shores-of-point-loma/
Yet another place I need to visit to get some good photos. Nice pictures.
Natural and cultural history in one, so plenty of photo-op. Have fun, and safe travels! 😀
Love the seagulls!
Glad you liked it. My poor photos, you can’t really see them in clear view.
A beautiful and expansive area.
Expansive, it is. Plenty of things to see. Natural and cultural history combined. 😀
Stunning photos! I’m more familiar with the Cabrillo museum in San Pedro. He is so deeply identified with California, but I haven’t studied him in the way I have other explorers. I enjoyed the photos and would love to see some of the points of interest from the amazing vantage points you’ve covered with your photos! Great job. D
Interesting! Yup, Cabrillo is a sound name in California. About visit the monument, some bloggers in this comment section have gone there, and they have better posts and pictures than I do. 😀
Bro, you’d been to places I can only dream about. Amazing view of the harbor and those rocks formations with the crashing waves were spectacular! Thanks.
Thanks, It
Awesome pictures and narrative – love it. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Thanks for the visit.
Great post, amazing pictures as always! I just visited adinparadise’s http://adinparadise.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/thursdays-windows-photo-challenge/#comment-10702…from English Cathedral to historic monument! 🙂
So many great things to that blog. Me and adin have tangled quite good connections. 😀
Great photos!
Thanks Maggie
Awesome photos, love the water.:)
Thank you, bloggeryenyen for the visit.
The shot of the person sitting on the rock bench is amazing!
It’s been a favorite proud shot of mine. Thank you for the visit, mike.
my favorite photo:
the flying pelicans!
Thank you, frizz!
Your pictures are stunning, as usual. Thank you too for the historical bits. 🙂
Thank you, Imelda.
This looks like a beautiful place to visit. 😉
Indeed! Thanks for taking your famed time 😀 a break on visiting my blog. Ahihihi.
Rommel, You are famous! Me, I’m just a regular… TY for the kind words. 🙂
Eliz
Great photos, and I really like how you captured the birds in flight, especially over that lighthouse!
ummmm… you do know that the birds in flight in the shot above the lighthouse are pelicans (not gulls)? But great shot regardless…. 😉
SHHHH! You’re not supposed to correct my imperfections. Hehehehe. Thanks anyways. 😀 And welcome to the blog.
wonderful images! i love how you take pictures. I went here a while back as well it was a wonderful place.
As usual, incredible photos! One of my favorite places to hang out in SD.
Okay, so next year I am not going to miss the tide pools, Rommel. I really enjoyed your text, too.