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Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments.
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Dakota Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2024
It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.
Across the city, five blazes—the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst, and Sunset fires—torched favorite trail systems and climbing crags, bike routes, and surf shops.
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Gavin Feek,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
Here, coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches and rich rainforest hides a towering volcanic cone.
The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.
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Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan.
Courtesy Sherry Citron Situated atop hills and bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Palisades is known as a playground for the rich and famous.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
19 Jan. 2025
The Palisades, rising on bluffs and foothills over the Pacific Ocean near the elite communities of Malibu and Santa Monica, has long been an enclave for those looking to escape the urban bustle of Los Angeles.
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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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