Baywatch

Other than activities which require muscle flexing, some just let minutes pass watching the watercraft vessels navigate the narrow passage by the Shoreline park. Others come with binoculars to make bay watching more interesting. Gulls also make known their presence, quite obvious. For these two baywatchers, the massive breakwater rocks seem comfortable enough.

After Fishing

At the end of their expedition, this crowd offloaded their gears from the boat and gathered once more at the park . Their catch is safely iced in containers. Perhaps planning for their next fishing excursion or simply recall and share their experience with one another.

Merry Mix

There really are lots of choices but because Long Beach shoreline at downtown is the most convenient and nearest body of water to throw the fishing line, just at the break of dawn and until the late afternoon, fishing enthusiasts converge at the park for an expedition or simply occupy the breakwaters and wait for the bite.
This man obstructed our line of sight for actually I was to make a shot for the guy settting up his photo equipments, tripod, and “model” on skateboard. The result was his back facing my lens, the tripod in a distance and the lady on bike.

Making Memories at the Park

On this our particular visit to the Shoreline Park, my camera followed the happy crowd with a newly wed couple, I presumed, and their entourage making a shoot, perhaps to be added to their mementos in the form of photos and videos.
They were oblivious to the prying eyes of visitors staring and wondering at their evident happy aura. They walked on the pavement, on the grass, with their shoes, without their shoes, in pairs, in group, just enjoying their moments. May they enjoy a long wedded bliss. Who knows, one day they would come back and bring with them bundles of joy tumbling around enjoying the park like they did now.

The Lighthouse & Queen Mary

By just changing angles and locations, we get a different view and perspective of the lighthouse. It is no illusion but check out the Queen Mary and the Lighthouse on the photo below. Both stills were taken by the Rainbow Harbor on the boardwalk.

The Lions Lighthouse

The most prominent landmark at the Shoreline Park’s lighthouse point is the lighthouse itself, giving out a beacon of light to all watercraft vessels entering the complex from the Pacific ocean. The structure is a good small hike uphill, but the location gives a clear view about the surrounding area.
The white conical steel tower was constructed in 2000 with much of the funding provided by the LB downtown Lions club and is managed by the city. It is also referred to as the Lions Lighthouse for Sight.

Fishing at the Park

With the distant and partly hidden Port of Long Beach as a backdrop, these fishing enthusiasts cast their lines. The scene is repeated everyday, with an increase in the crowd during Saturdays and Sundays here at the Shoreline Park, although many charter boats for the purpose and go beyond the area.

The Long Beach Navy Memorial

The Long Beach Navy Memorial at the entrance of Shoreline park, remind visitors once the US Navy called the city home for eight decades before its eventual departure.
It is nostalgic to some, more so with friends and relatives of families and men etched on this memorial leading them to walk through that old memory lane again.
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A Boy and his Kite

A little boy waiting for that gentle breeze to swift his kite to flight at the Shoreline Park.