I'm new to the board and believe that this is the appropriate place to ask this question. If not, let me know.
I've been out of the water for quite a few years now and am going to get back in soon.
In anticipation and with great enthusiasm, last Monday I did an "out of the water" survey of old beach dive sites I used to enjoy from Deer Creek Road at the Ventura County line to White Point on the Palos Verdes penninsula. I wanted to see if I could find some of the old spots I remembered and see if they were still accessible. I set out to find 15 spots in all and thanks to a bit of research on the Internet found every one of them. It was a great day for a drive, by the way.
I found one that appears to no longer be accessible due to a landslide - Christmas Tree Cove, which can be seen from the corner of Paseo del Mar and Via Neve. I guess "accessible" may be a matter of opinion. I saw an access from "private property", but I don't know the people and am not even quite sure who's back yard actually leads to these stairs carved into the cliff. I'm certainly not going to don climbing gear to make it down the cliff face from the public side of the cove.
That said, here is the question. Is this now considered to be strictly a boat dive or does anyone know if the people who own the property with the stairs allow divers to use them?
For that matter, does anyone even know the place I'm talking about or is this place "ancient history"?
Thanks in advance for your answers!
Christian
Altadena, CA
I've been out of the water for quite a few years now and am going to get back in soon.
In anticipation and with great enthusiasm, last Monday I did an "out of the water" survey of old beach dive sites I used to enjoy from Deer Creek Road at the Ventura County line to White Point on the Palos Verdes penninsula. I wanted to see if I could find some of the old spots I remembered and see if they were still accessible. I set out to find 15 spots in all and thanks to a bit of research on the Internet found every one of them. It was a great day for a drive, by the way.
I found one that appears to no longer be accessible due to a landslide - Christmas Tree Cove, which can be seen from the corner of Paseo del Mar and Via Neve. I guess "accessible" may be a matter of opinion. I saw an access from "private property", but I don't know the people and am not even quite sure who's back yard actually leads to these stairs carved into the cliff. I'm certainly not going to don climbing gear to make it down the cliff face from the public side of the cove.
That said, here is the question. Is this now considered to be strictly a boat dive or does anyone know if the people who own the property with the stairs allow divers to use them?
For that matter, does anyone even know the place I'm talking about or is this place "ancient history"?
Thanks in advance for your answers!
Christian
Altadena, CA