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A woman shields her face from the wind while standing near the end of the pier, with a view of the hills of San Clemente, California, behind her.

A woman shields her face from the wind while standing near the end of the pier, with a view of the hills of San Clemente, California, behind her.

A man kisses a woman on one of the many benches lining the length of the pier in San Clemente, California. The pier is usually flooded with couples near the end of each day.

A man kisses a woman on one of the many benches lining the length of the pier in San Clemente, California. The pier is usually flooded with couples near the end of each day.

Brendon Cooney, a student at the Orange County High School of the Arts, stands near a bonfire dressed as Batman on the beach by the pier. A group of students had the bonfire to celebrate the end of the school year by burning their schoolwork.

Brendon Cooney, a student at the Orange County High School of the Arts, stands near a bonfire dressed as Batman on the beach by the pier. A group of students had the bonfire to celebrate the end of the school year by burning their schoolwork.

Two girls walk down the pier while a family watches the surfers in the water below in San Clemente, California. Surfing is a major attraction in San Clemente.

Two girls walk down the pier while a family watches the surfers in the water below in San Clemente, California. Surfing is a major attraction in San Clemente.

Echo plays a card game on the grassy area near the pier in San Clemente, California. Grass is sparse in the town, and there are often high schoolers taking advantage of the green commodity by the pier.

Echo plays a card game on the grassy area near the pier in San Clemente, California. Grass is sparse in the town, and there are often high schoolers taking advantage of the green commodity by the pier.

A sixteen-year-old curls her toes near the beer that she got from a stranger in exchange for a cigarette by the pier in San Clemente, California. A Sheriff drove by twice, prompting her to set the beer by her feet in a t-shirt.

A sixteen-year-old curls her toes near the beer that she got from a stranger in exchange for a cigarette by the pier in San Clemente, California. A Sheriff drove by twice, prompting her to set the beer by her feet in a t-shirt.

Lina Downey rises to the top of her swing and is surrounded by palm trees on the swing set near the pier in San Clemente, California.

Lina Downey rises to the top of her swing and is surrounded by palm trees on the swing set near the pier in San Clemente, California.

Claire Bush practices hula hooping by the pier in San Clemente, California. Bush said she hula-hoops almost every day, and enjoys practicing near the ocean.

Claire Bush practices hula hooping by the pier in San Clemente, California. Bush said she hula-hoops almost every day, and enjoys practicing near the ocean.

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