I took my bike to Redondo Beach and went for a ride north to Marina Del Rey.
This is a long stretch of beach directly west of Los Angeles, which I figured meant would be loaded with people. Turns out it was a cool day and there was hardly anyone on the beach, but the bike path was pretty busy. This starts at Redondo, then passes Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and LAX Beach, then I turned around just before Marina Del Rey.
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A restaurant at the base of the Redondo Pier.
The Redondo Pier. This pier is a big "C" shape surrounding a lagoon at left.
The breakwall at the Redondo Marina, viewed from the pier.
The pedestrian mall at Hermosa Beach. The pier is behind me but I didn't go out on it.
Beach volleyball at Manhattan Beach. These courts are on pretty much every beach I've seen except Malibu.
Surf and shore at Manhattan Beach. That's the Hermosa Pier in the distance.
The pier at Manhattan Beach. I mostly liked the sky in this picture.
The Manhattan Pier looking toward town. All of these beach front communities are densely populated.
Guy surfing at Manhattan Beach. The pier is a great place to watch surfers.
Girl in the surf watching her friend surf, at Manhattan Beach.
Rocky beach and trail just north of Manhattan. LA Airport is right behind that powerplant.
Scenic rest rooms just north of the power plant.
A hang glider about to launch.
The bike path going toward Manhattan Beach.
Some kind of research ship off shore.
The Goodyear Blimp at Manhattan Beach.