The Coast

Encinitas & the California Coastline

95 photographs of the beaches, bluffs and piers of North County San Diego — Encinitas, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Oceanside, La Jolla, Carlsbad — and the road north. Shot mostly between 2007 and 2017, and off the web for a while. They're back.

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Del Mar & Torrey Pines 3

Torrey Pines State Beach and the North Torrey Pines Road bridge over Los Penasquitos Lagoon, looking south along the coast toward La Jolla, Del Mar California
Torrey Pines Beach, Del Mar & La Jolla
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Del Mar CA Torrey Pines
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Dog Beach Del Mar CA N0 Dogs

Encinitas 35

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Encinitas Beach Stairs Swamis View
The golden lotus domes of the Self-Realization Fellowship above Coast Highway 101, the Vulcan Avenue sign and the Coaster tracks, Encinitas California
Self-Realization Fellowship Golden Domes, Encinitas
Surfer crossing sign in front of the Self-Realization Fellowship golden lotus tower lit with holiday lights at dusk, Swamis, Encinitas California
Swamis Golden Lotus Tower & Surfer Crossing
The Self-Realization Fellowship golden lotus tower at Swamis strung with holiday lights and a Joy to the World sign, New Year's Eve, Encinitas California
Swamis Golden Lotus Tower, Holiday Lighting
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Aerial,View,above,Swamis,Beach,low tide,ocean reef,Self Realization Fellowship,Encinitas,California.
Cardiff Encinitas Beach Stairs
Cardiff Encinitas Beach Stairs
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Cardiff Encinitas CA Beach Hwy 101
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Cardiff Encinitas CA Beach Ocean Sunset
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Cardiff Encinitas CA Cornish Drive After Storm
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Elderly Couple On Bench Moonlight Beach Encinitas CA
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Encinitas CA Bluff Ocean Reef View
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Encinitas CA Ocean Beach Sunset Surfing · 1
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Encinitas CA Ocean Beach Sunset Surfing · 2
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Encinitas CA Ocean Beach Sunset Surfing · 3
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Encinitas CA pelicans ocean bluff
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Encinitas Ca Swamis After Storm
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Encinitas Carlsbad Artist Dan Farley Barbara Ecke
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Encinitas Magazine Cover Linda Benson June 2016
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Encinitas Magazine Editor Chris Cote and Michelle Dastyk
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Encinitas RockNRoll House Little Richard Chair
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Encinitas Rocker Wally Passet
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Encinitas Surfer Swamis
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EncinitasCA Hwy101Coast KyleThomas
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Five Pelicans Over Encinitas CA Surf Ocean
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Full Moon Setting Swamis Encinitas CA
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Moonlight Beach Encinitas CA
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Moonlight Encinitas CA Beach VolleyBall 2 KyleThomas
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Pipes Swamis Beach Encnitas CA
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Pipes Swamis Ocean Beach View Encinitas CA
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Santa Fe Dr Encinitas CA Swamis Ocean View
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Sea Ocean Bluff Sunset Pelicans Cardiff CA
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Stonesteps Beach Encinitas CA Sunset
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Sunset Cardiff Encinitas CA
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Swamis Beach Stairs Encinitas
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Swamis Beach Stairs Encinitas CA

Cardiff-by-the-Sea 10

The old Coast Highway 101 bridge railing at Cardiff Reef, looking across the San Elijo rivermouth to the lifeguard tower on the bluff, Cardiff-by-the-Sea California
Old Coast Highway 101 Bridge, Cardiff Reef
The wooden railroad trestle carrying the tracks across San Elijo Lagoon, with the Cardiff bluffs and the ocean beyond, Cardiff-by-the-Sea California
Railroad Tracks, San Elijo Lagoon
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Cardiff CA Bridge Coast Hwy 101
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Cardiff CA Rivermouth Sunset
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Cardiff Reef Sunset
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Cosmo Man Son Fishing Cardiff CA
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Eddie Leiser Chill Boy Raffesberger Kraken Cardiff
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Jack Tempchin Dean Smith Cardiff 100 Birthday
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Kings Of Cardiff Ca
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Seaside Beach Cardiff CA

Oceanside Pier 8

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Amazing Red Purple Orange Beach Pier Sunset Oceanside CA
Beach Pier Sunset Oceanside CA
Beach Pier Sunset Oceanside CA · 1
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Beach Pier Sunset Oceanside CA · 2
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Oceanside CA Pier Sunset · 1
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Oceanside CA Pier Sunset · 2
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Oceanside CA Pier Sunset · 3
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Oceanside CA Pier Sunset Red Orange Pink
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Oceanside Pier Sunset Pink Orange Red

La Jolla 8

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Bird Rock La Jolla Pacific Beach CA
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LaJolla Beach Tennis Club CA
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LaJolla Cove Caves CA
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Pelican LaJolla CA
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Pelican Trio La Jolla San Diego CA
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Pelicans LaJolla CA
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SeaLions LaJolla CA
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Windansea Beach Surf Shack Surfer La Jolla CA

Carlsbad & the Flower Fields 8

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Carlsbad CA Flower Fields · 1
Carlsbad-CA-Flower-Fields-Kyle-Thomas-Photography
Carlsbad CA Flower Fields · 2
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Carlsbad Ca Sunset Pink Red Orange
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Carlsbad Surfer Matt Cappuccilli Surfing
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Intense Carlsbad CA Sunset Red Yellow Orange
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Purple Pink Blue Sunset Carlsbad San Diego Ca
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VW Surf Van Carlsbad CA Beach · 1
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VW Surf Van Carlsbad CA Beach · 2

Highway 395 & the Eastern Sierra 6

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Scenic CA Hwy 395 Rustic Building
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Scenic Ca Hwy 395 Mountains · 1
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Scenic Ca Hwy 395 Mountains · 2
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Scenic Ca Hwy 395 Mountains · 3
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Scenic Ca Hwy 395 Mountains · 4
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Northern California 5

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San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Fog
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Scenic Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay
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Scenic Northern CA Coast
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Scenic Northern CA Coast Hwy One
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Scenic Northern Ca Coast Hwy

Along the Coast 12

Surfer carrying his board barefoot down a coastal access road in morning fog, the bluffs and the ocean below, North County San Diego California
Surfer Walking Down to the Water, Morning Fog
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Bodyboarder Pelicans Waves Surfing San Diego Ca
Brown pelican in close-up, head turned to the camera
Brown Pelican
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CA Surf Museum Hank Byzak David Nuuhiwa
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CA Surfer Girl
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Hank Byzak Guy Takayama Ca Surf Museum
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Hank Byzak Pure Fun Surfboards
Leucadia Flea Market Peddlers Village 2
Leucadia Flea Market Peddlers Village
Pelican Bookends Edit
Pelican Bookends Edit
Pelican Closeup Edit
Pelican Closeup Edit
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Sunset Pelicans
Surfers silhouetted against an orange and violet sunset over the Pacific
Sunset Surfers

Every photograph here is available as an archival print. Ask Kyle.