Southern California; . beat incessantly at the base of the cliffs, wearingaway the soft sandstone into fantastic forms, fashioningcolumns and arches and caves upon the verge of theincessantly laboring waters. Standing upon the rockswith the gull wheeling above and the pelican and cor-morant winging over the sea, with the fresh salt air tobreathe and the miisic of the breakers to hear, there is asense of solitude and rest mingled with the tonic stir ofthe elements which is at once bracing and soothing. In the crystal pools down at the base of the cliffs maybe seen the purple echinoderms amid th
Southern California; . beat incessantly at the base of the cliffs, wearingaway the soft sandstone into fantastic forms, fashioningcolumns and arches and caves upon the verge of theincessantly laboring waters. Standing upon the rockswith the gull wheeling above and the pelican and cor-morant winging over the sea, with the fresh salt air tobreathe and the miisic of the breakers to hear, there is asense of solitude and rest mingled with the tonic stir ofthe elements which is at once bracing and soothing. In the crystal pools down at the base of the cliffs maybe seen the purple echinoderms amid the seaweed, andstarfishes sprawling upon the rocks. Here, amid thedark recesses below the tidethe sun streams in, disclos- —1, ing ril)bons and streamers ofseaweed, or perchance a fishswimming among themosses and bryozoa thatfringe the sides. In summer La Jolla iscrowded with visitors and i],,campers who enjoy the cool ^^ ——air and the unconventional ^ / ,life by the sea. A stroll at ^oJnlevening along the edge of. 103
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