del mar beach pictures | Russel Ray Photos

Many of San Diego’s beaches don’t look like what you think of when you visualize a beach. Most people think of the long, flat expanses of sand and water…. Florida beaches come immediately to mind.

Yesterday’s Del Mar Surf Dog Surf-a-thon was held at Del Mar’s Dog Beach. (Many of our oceanside cities have special dog beaches where the dogs can run wild without leashes and play in the water. Surprisingly, there are few, if any, incidences of big dogs chowing down on little dogs…. or humans….)

Following are some pictures of Del Mar’s Dog Beach. They give you a good indication of what many of the beaches in the northern half of the county look like.