Lower Trestles Is Dante's Surfing Inferno
Does this look like Hell to you? Photo: JP Van Swae Contrary to popular belief, the gates to Hell are located in San Diego County. And sitting at the northwestern tip of the county, just beyond those menacing flaming gates, is Lower Trestles – a bastardized blue pit of despair. Because, for as much credit as Lowers gets for being the crown jewel of high-performance surfing in Southern California, to actually paddle out into the madness can feel like Dante traveling through all nine circles of Hell. You know immediately upon arrival that a great evil lies beyond those elevated train tracks. ...