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remnants of the Old Ingraham St. Bridge.              Bay to see for yourself. The last photo is
            These and all of San Diego's diverse scuba            along the sidewalk near the  San Diego
            diving spots are detailed on Franko's Dive            Visitor Center. People rollerblade, bike,
            Map of San Diego County Coast. In fact,               jog and walk by there all day every day.
            that map has a smaller version of this very           San Diego seems to be the fittest city in
            map to highlight  the excellent scuba                 the world.
            diving that is to be found there.
                                                                  Side 2 of Franko's Map of Mission Bay is
            The beauty of San Diego's Mission Bay                 not a map at all, but it is a list of all of the
            area is highlighted not only by the map of            rules and regulations that boaters,
            Mission Bay, but also by several photos.              fishermen, water skiers, PWC users, and
            The first photo is a photo of a surfer at             all other users of Mission Bay. If you will
            Mission Beach. This shows the essence of              please comply with these rules, this will
            San Diego surfing.  The photo, taken by               ensure that the local lifeguards and police,
            Anthony  Marcotti,  my nephew, reminds                as well  as your fellow Mission Bay
            me that you might like to know that there             visitors will be happy with your actions.
            is such a  thing as Franko's Map of San               Thank the local lifeguards, especially my
            Diego Surfing. It  was  Anthony who                   buddy Sandman, for this information, as
            compiled and wrote most of the text on                well as many of the details on Side 1 of
            that and my other California surfing maps.            this map.
            His expertise and photography helped this
            map  as  well.  Then  there is the  map of            The Mission Bay regulations given on
            Belmont Park's roller coaster, as viewed              side two are categorized thus:
            from West Mission Bay Drive at Mission
            Blvd. I stuck my digital camera out the car           Speed
            window while I was waiting at the traffic             Waterskiing
            light  there for this shot. Not too                   Personal Watercraft (PWC)
            professional, but it shows the icon roller            Sailing
            coaster and reminds us of how much fun                Required Equipment, Registration, & Age
            things to do there are in and around                  Restrictions
            Mission Bay. Then there is photo of wild              Reckless, Negligent, and  Intoxicated
            flowers growing in the fields near Sea                Operation
            World. After the huge rains of the winter             Boating Accidents
            of 2004 and  2005 the flower show was                 Anchoring, Mooring, and Beaching
            spectacular!  The  whole of Mission Bay               Launching and Removal of Boats
            was just so much more beautiful. The                  Beach Fires, Litter, Alcohol, and Glass
            contrast  of a billion yellow flowers                 Swimming
            against  the brilliant  blue water  is                Fishing
            impossible to convey, so I would suggest              Parking
            a winter  or springtime visit to Mission              Camping
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