To day we decided to ride our bikes over to Silver Strand Beach (www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=654) on Coronado Island. We left the coach around 11:00 AM with the temperature about 65 degrees and blue sky. We headed south past the South Bay Power Plant, the Salt Works and onto the South Bay Bicycle Trail. The trail skirts the south end of San Diego Bay pat the salt evaporation ponds and over to Imperial City at the south end of Coronado Island.
Coronado is really an Isthmus rather than an Island and the city of Imperial Beach anchors the ten mile long Silver Strand Trail which runs up to the city of Coronado in the north. The Silver Strand Beach is located about half way between the two cities. As we rounded the south end of the bay and started north we passed through the Silver Strand Nature Preserve, a great place for birding. With a fresh breeze blowing out of the northwest we slowed down to a more moderate pace.As we got close to the beach we could see several kite surfers trying to enjoy the waves. After crossing SR 75 we entered the beach area and parked the bikes so we could walk down to the beach. There were lots of people out, plenty of shells and time to enjoy ourselves.
Once Tina was satisfied with her finds we remounted our bikes for the return home. Stopping in Imperial Beach we found a taco stand and had a nice lunch. We decided to wait on exploring the area so returned to the trail. It is amazing how many beautiful flowers are in bloom and I made lots of stops to take photos.To see all our pictures, click on:
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