Black's Beach is just north of La Jolla, California, and known for being swimsuit optional. The beach is located beside high cliffs that require careful footwork hiking down and a fair amount of stamina to climb up. This keeps the mainstream wimpy people away. It looks like any other Southern California beach except that most people are naked. You'll see guys throwing a football, volleyball games, people in the water, and best of all, people strolling up and down the beach totally nude. It feels great to do any of these activities without clothes. The salt-water bubbles from crashing waves feel like nature's Jacuzzi all around your body, and it's free. Talk about cheap thrills! Some of the surfers even take it off, and that is always a sight for sore eyes. Walking up and down the beach in just a sun hat and sunglasses is fun, and it's very rare that I'll get hard. If a raging erection happens, the Pacific will cool things down and bring Mr. Angry to his soft state again. Some guys will sport wood, but it's kind of tacky at the center section where there are families with little kids. The north section is the gay beach and always cruisy and festive - lots of hot guys naked, in white briefs, or Speedos, and it's better than any bar in town. The military guys know about Black's, too. Always love to see the Marines take it off. Back in the '90s, I used to ride my mountain bike there at low tide instead of hiking down the cliffs. It's a tough workout to ride in the sand for 4 miles, yet the water was such a great reward on a hot day. Looks like I'm going to be spending a lot of time there this summer!