Good morning.
Another stop during our stay in Santa Monica was Palisades Park. A  long bluff that separates the city from the beach.

You can see the pier behind Craig. The park starts a short distance from the pier and goes about 1 1/2 miles north.
The road below is the Pacific Coast Highway.
The park has numerous overlooks with great views of the beach, ocean, and coastline. It also has walking trails and a lot of unusual plants.

These funny looking trees grow along the ground instead of up.


Then there are these very large smooth barked trees that line a lot of the neighborhood streets.
Had some of the best nachos ever in a small restaurant about 2 blocks from our hotel. And pretty good margaritas too!    :-)
A few more pics tomorrow!