Saturday, January 6, 2024

Christmas lights in White Rock

I kept seeing pictures of the magical holiday lights at White Rock beach.  I also heard how much traffic was down there, so we waited until Thursday night to see them.  It was a clear night and there was very little traffic at 8 PM.  The lights started in the trees at East Beach.  When you crested the hill, the site was fabulous!  I'll attach some pictures that I got online.  As I was driving I couldn't take pictures.  The lights continued all the way along West Beach to the bottom of the hill!  They will be on until January 8th, so if you want a nice drive, enjoy the magic!




You can see the light tunnel at the right hand side of the picture above.  I've seen a lot of pictures online of people walking through.  Here is the tunnel:


For a city with a population of 21,000 residents, they certainly put on a wonderful light show!

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