The sun setting over the Pacific at Mission Beach in San Diego, with gold light on a bank of clouds, surf along the horizon, and wide sand in front

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Sunset at Mission Beach

I watched the sun go down over the Pacific at Mission Beach in San Diego, in December 2024. The sun was sitting just above the water with a bank of clouds lit gold over it, and the light ran across the wet sand out to the waves. It was around 61, with only a light breeze.

I took this low across the sand, with little dark clumps scattered in front of me and the surf rolling in behind them. It was a mild December evening on the beach.

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