How to Find a Private Beach (A picture guide)

 Would you like to have a beach like this all to yourself?

A beach so undisturbed that you can see the layers of the Earth in the cliff side, and find fossils right in the rocks?

Of course you would.
But this doesn't come to just anyone, so be prepared to work for it.

First, and possibly most importantly, you have to be prepared to break the law. Pull off to the side of the road from California's HWY 1 and park directly in front of a No Parking sign. This is the first filter ensuring that other people will stay away.

Then the journey begins.

You cross the dunes.
Dodge the poison ivy.
Light step through the brambles.

Then you reach the Crack.

You just have to take a leap of faith across this one. 

The gap in the crack just keeps getting bigger so eventually you'll be forced to walk the plank! Just hope that it is still sturdy enough to hold your weight. 

 

Continue along that foot path carved into the cliff and hope that you don't trigger a rock slide while you're there.

Finally, to get down to the beach, you have to climb.
It is a bit like climbing a ladder, but really it is just a series of footholds created by those brave souls who came before you. 

In the end, it is so worth it.
 

A private beach and a perfect sunset.