Dan McCaslin: Stroll the Strand Below Naples Bluff

Dan McCaslin: Stroll the Strand Below Naples Bluff

With full summer striking us, consider looking away from the scorching backcountry and seek hikes above or upon local beaches — especially places that the maddening crowds haven’t yet fully discovered. I’ve always enjoyed hiking to and on isolated bluffs and promontories above the sea. It could be trekking along Point Lobos and staring straight down into the ocean, SCUBA diving off Palos Verdes Peninsula (beneath huge sea cliffs), or walking wit…