Wow! Love the picture :-)
As you can see, I sort of went for a similar shot in Ocean City, NJ.
Mine is a fishing pier, and isn’t as spectacular as yours, but we were on the same page :-)
There’s a boardwalk where I was, which was more fun when I was a kid.
As far as California, I loved surf music and was caught up in the dream of being a surfer dude, lol. I would have sucked at it, but my dreams let me be whatever I wanted. I also wanted to go into the hills and pan for gold! I really was a dreamer! Then skateboarding was all the rage and I was caught up in that. California was the place to be in that case as well. Now, most of those dreams have faded, but I love the beaches and mountains for other reasons. Your coastline has a different look, and your mountains, more majestic.
I live in a relatively flat area, but can get to “east coast” mountains in about 2 1/2 hours.
Thanks for the picture and the kind wishes <3