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Off The Beaten Path: SNOW IN CHULA VISTA? IMPOSSIBLE

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Written by lmkluque

on Feb 25, 2003

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This may look like two snow peaks, and on occasion commercial crews, requiring a snowy atmosphere, will film here, but actually it is salt! The 'Western Salt' mines of Chula Vista.

At the south end of the bay there are huge tanks containing sea water which evaporates, leaving the salt. It is mined once or twice a year, December and June.

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Off The Beaten Path: Nearest Beach!

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on Sep 14, 2005

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End Of Pier In Imperial Beach

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While staying in Chula Vista the nearest beach is located in Imperial Beach which is a little over four miles southwest. This is a surfing and swimming beach with a small beachside collection of restaurants and motels. Actually, I'd say it's a bare and basic beach. Not really a stunning place but offers a great history of California surfing and it has long been a favorite training ground for serious surfers.

The peir is a favorite fishing hole and a license is not required so any spur of the moment decision can be fulfilled. If you haven't brought your fishing gear there is a place just across the street which will help you out. Fishing not your thing? The pier offers a nice, safe walk out over the ocean and at the end is a small restaurant to have a meal or just refresh yourself with a drink.

Speaking of drinking, there is a sports bar & grill, The I.B. Forum which is the last southwestern place in the Continental USA for a drink! If you're into ultimates this is a recommended stop. A little further on you'll find the Tijuana Sloughs and the Tijuana Estuary if things of nature trip your trigger.

This is not a pretentious city and if you're looking for the typical resort type amenities, you'll not find them here. Just a casual time at the beach and a bit more.

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