Moonlight Peacock Hawk

A perfect getaway. Bouganvilla whiffs. Best Blues.

Nov 13, 2023

Spent some time this week in the outskirts of San Diego where I was shooting a small video with Tony Hawk to celebrate our five years in business together, which is such a crazy thought! I’ll share more on that soon, but whenever I venture out that way, I stay in the town of Encinitas which is such a gem. I made a Small Snack guide which attempts to explain why…

Encinitas, CA, USA

San Diego is an amazing American city, but the real “Blue Zone vibes” are to be found a bit further north in the series of smaller towns that dot Highway 101 along the California coast—La Jolla, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Encinitas, Leucadia, Carlsbad, and Oceanside. Each has their own look and feel, and they essentially blend into each other until the seaside splendor seems to abruptly end at Camp Pendleton which is one of the largest and most elite US Marine Corps Bases where it would be wise to not interrupt their year round training.

Of these northern San Diego communities, La Jolla at the southern end is the ritziest enclave where you can dine on handmade gnocchi while watching sea lions lounge in nearby coves. At the northern end is Oceanside which is, shall we say, the most “salty.” Encinitas sits somewhere in the middle, and is essentially the Goldilocks of the bunch.

Here’s a few reasons why Encinitas feels just right…

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This recent southern California sojourn reminded me of a print I made a while back called “Skater Greats.” It features portrait illustrations of my favorite skateboarders: Jeremy Klein, Frankie Hill, Natas Kaupas, Ed Templeton, Jason Lee, Matt Hensley, Ed Templeton, Mark Gonzales, Tony Hawk, Mike Vallely, Danny Way, Eric Koston, and Kris Markovich.