Last Sunset of 2024 and First Sunrise of 2025 Asilomar Beach Pacific Grove Photography

My adopted custom from Japan of the last sunset and first sunrise of the year continues in Pacific Grove California

I was introduced to the custom of going out to see the last sunset of the year, and then the first sunrise of the new year when I lived in Japan in the 2000s. It is a custom I have tried to keep each year no matter where I am in the world. This year I was back home in Pacific Grove and went to my beloved Asilomar Beach for both the sunset and sunrise, and Mother Nature provided a spectacular one for both. It was a time to reflect on my first full year in California and what I hope and want for my second one.

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The first sunrise of 2025 at Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove California