Hike #65 Return to the La Jolla Caves

52 Hike Challenge Adventure Series

1 mile

The first big grotto you come to soars some 50 feet high and pinches in toward the rear. Let your vision adjust to the low light inside. The sandstone walls are stained with a rainbow of colors: red and orange from iron oxide, greens and grays from plant life, and purple from iodine in kelp. In the back of the cave is a low passage leading to an adjacent grotto. Enjoy, but do not forget about the incoming tide!