Pacific municipalities . 136 PACIFIC MUNICIPALITIES LA JOLLA I CHIS peer of natural seaside resorts is located fourteen miles north of SanDiego, on the line of the LosAngeles 6c vSan Diego Beach Railway. Per-sonally conducted excursions are run daily to La JoUa, and importantpoints of interest are shown to visitors. The caves are probably the most famousof La Jollas attractions. People climb in them and on top of them, speculatingas to the origin and extent. The firstcave to the west^iis accessible at all timesthrough a tunnel, consequently it is the most ^frequently visited. At low tide it is
Pacific municipalities . 136 PACIFIC MUNICIPALITIES LA JOLLA I CHIS peer of natural seaside resorts is located fourteen miles north of SanDiego, on the line of the LosAngeles 6c vSan Diego Beach Railway. Per-sonally conducted excursions are run daily to La JoUa, and importantpoints of interest are shown to visitors. The caves are probably the most famousof La Jollas attractions. People climb in them and on top of them, speculatingas to the origin and extent. The firstcave to the west^iis accessible at all timesthrough a tunnel, consequently it is the most ^frequently visited. At low tide it isalso possible to enter this cave thru the mouth. The other caves, however, facedeep water and can be visited with safety only at extremely low tides and by peoplein bathing suits. This latter condition is not obligatory on visitors, but is sug-gested for their personal comfort. The White Lady, formed by the bright light atthe entrance and outlined bv the walls of the cave, is found in the fourth cave. A STREET OF COTTAGE CITY, LA JOLLA STRAND from the Devils Slide. An interesting story has been written about the phantomWhite Lady by Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe. Cojiies of the book may be procuredat La Jolla. It is well illustrated, and can \)e kept as a souvenir of La Jolla. TheDevils Slide is a highway to unique Rocky Beach. Many of the fine abaloneshells are found on the rocks here at low tides. Formerly the people slid down theface of this cliff and then climbed up again as they could. Now, a stairwayof about one hundred steps makes the visit to this beach one of greater personalcomfort. Long Beach, further to the north, is a long, smooth, white, sandybeach, probably a mile in length. At either end of this beach will be encounteredhigh V)luffs and rocky beaches, which prove a source of much interest to students ofbeach formations. During the summer months the beach line is explored for sev-eral miles north and south of La Jolla by those attending the summer BiologicalSch
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