MORE MESA

From: richard@West.Sun.COM (Richard M. Mathews)

  MORE MESA is located about 5 miles west (aka north:-) of downtown Santa
  Barbara and a few miles east of UCSB.  Nice sand.  No hassle.  Quiet.
  Occasional surf.  Oil/tar sometimes; but the oil companies assure us
  it's "natural leakage", so we feel ok about it:^(  Exit U.S. 101 North
  at Turnpike.  Turn left over the freeway.  Drive down the hill, and turn
  left at the light (Hollister).  Turn right at Puente (the next light).
  Continue past the stop sign, up the hill, and park on the street where
  Mockingbird Lane goes to the left.  Do not park on Mockingbird lane, as
  you will be towed.  Walk up Mockingbird lane, and when it ends continue
  on the dirt trail/road that runs to the left.  The trail will go left,
  then straighten out to the cliff, then a wooden staircase leads down
  to the beach.  Total walk is about a mile.  And don't forget to bring
  water.

  Rumor is that local sheriff has been cracking down on nudity at some
  Santa Barbara area beaches due to complaints about sex.  So far More
  Mesa has been left alone, but the locals blame the sexual activity on
  people from L.A. and other outsiders.  (Certainly no-one from Santa
  Barbara would have sex on a beach! :-( )  Anyway, because of this the
  locals seem to have copped an attitude towards outsiders and if you go
  there they might not be especially friendly.

+ Weather reports for the area can be found at
+   gopher://spinaltap.micro.umn.edu/00/Weather/California/Santa%20Barbara

  	[Original from "anonymous"]