Abalone Cove Tide Pools

We will meet at the Abalone Cove Parking lot.  Parking here is $5.

5970 Palos Verdes Dr.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

From the parking lot it's a short hike down to the water where we'll make our way around a cliff and onto the first cove.  Once there, you must jump into the channel carved into the rock by the crashing waves in order to get across and to a lagoon which forms beautiful tide pools full of marine life when the tide is low.  The tide is scheduled to be low during our event.

You Will Get wet!

You do need to know how to swim (at least a little).

Once we get our fill here it's on to the next, bigger, cove and you guessed it, we need to jump in again to get across.

Our last time there (as a UA event) this is far as we got.  Recently, I discovered that there are two more bigger coves beyond this, so that is our destination on this trip.

The day is long and the coves are just part of the adventure.  There are secluded, sandy beaches along the way where we can hang out and relax too.  So if you go past the first cove, but maybe don't feel too adventurous to go beyond that, don't worry.  Hang out, relax, catch some waves, or some crabs, or some uni (sea urchin) and catch the group on their way back.

• Please wear clothes to get wet in.
  
• Please wear some old shoes with sturdy grip, or river shoes to get wet in.  Absolutely no flip flops or bare feet allowed.  Vans and Converse are OK, but I find them a little slippery when walking on wet/underwater rocks.
  
• We will not stop for you to change, change your shoes, etc...  How you leave your car is how you're going in. 
  
• Leave your cell phones in the car.  They are useless down there and you run the risk of  getting them wet.
  
• If you are going to bring any electronics with you, like a camera, please bring a ziplock or some sort of water tight bag.  Keep in mind that you will need to throw anything you have with you, such as a backpack, across the coves.  Whether it makes it or not depends on how good you throw ;).  
  

Please remember that organizers are untrained volunteers and all events are at your own risk.

Bring a lunch and some snacks to share and we'll picnic before heading out.

Please give us a call if you are lost or running late so  that we know to wait for you.

Howard
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Eddie
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