Amanda Messingschlager

La Jolla Coast Walk is a beautiful coastline trail, but is a bit of a heavily trafficked tourist trail. The hike can be started and ended at 3 separate locations. The trail is easily accessible with a small parking lot and tons of restaurants nearby.  The trail begins near another popular tourist attraction, the Cave Store. From the trail you can sea kayakers, sea lions and tons of flowers. Th...

This reef can be accessed from Loggerhead Park Beach in Fort Lauderdale. The reef is located around 600 feet off the shore and is around 15 feet deep making it an ideal spot for snorkeling. However, this reef is also very popular for local scuba divers and scuba classes. The reef is known for its coral, lobster and turtles. The beach park has public parking, fresh water showers, and picnic tabl...