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Nice view of San Diego Bay with North Island on the right and the tip of the submarine based visible on the left.
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More of North Island Naval Air Station visible here, with just a hint of the downtown San Diego skyline. Check out the dramatic clouds above, with a spot of blue peeking through!
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The actual monument for which the park is named. The statue is of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, who landed at the point on Sep 24, 1542 and "claimed" the land for Spain (never mind the natives who already lived here peacefully - but that's another rant).
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A closeup shot of the statue for Conquistador Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, who landed at Point Loma on Sep 28, 1542.
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North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego Bay, with downtown San Diego in the background.
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North Island again
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Closeup shot of the Naval Submarine Base San Diego, as seen from Cabrillo Nation Monument (or at least it *used* to be that - who knows what it is called now).Back in the early 90's, I worked for the company that installed the telephone system for the sai
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More of the sub base
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Sub base and NAS North Island
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All NAS North Island (These later pictures were taken with the telephoto lens, to get better details)
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Closeup of North Island, with the cityscape in the background
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Better view of the downtown San Diego cityscape, with just the beginnings of the Silver Strand on the right
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The Silver Strand - the long, long beach between North Island/Coronado and Imperial Beach.
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Closeup of the downtown San Diego cityscape skyline.
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The old Point Loma Lighthouse - no longer operational, replaced by a modern lighthouse operated by the Coast Guard right down by the coast.
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The old Point Loma Lighthouse - no longer operational, replaced by a modern lighthouse operated by the Coast Guard right down by the coast.
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The old Point Loma Lighthouse - no longer operational, replaced by a modern lighthouse operated by the Coast Guard right down by the coast.
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Coronado Bay Bridge and beach, with some brave souls in sailboats in the foreground (it was raining and *chilly* that day!)
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Closeup of the Coronado Bay Bridge
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Closeup of the Coronado Bay Bridge
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San Diego City Skyline
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San Diego City Skyline
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San Diego City Skyline
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Coronado Bay Bridge
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Some buildings on the Coronado Silver Strand
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Closeup of the sub base and the floating dry dock
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San Diego Bay
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Closeup of North Island with lots of sailboats in the background
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San Diego Bay, North Island and lots of sailboats
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North Island landing strips with San Diego in the background, a couple of sailboats in the foreground.
