Beachgoers caught more than waves at Scripps Beach in La Jolla this week. Lucky visitors watched and photographed the perfectly aligned sunset that resulted in “Scrippshenge.” The local phenomenon occurs when the sunset can be seen through the opening at the end of the landmark Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier.
The perfect sunset has a-piered.
Video via @shotbyvish
Scripps Institution of Oceanography gave the biannual event the playful name after Stonehenge — one of the ancient wonders of the world — and San Diegans consider the Scrippshenge to be a local wonder.
Locals can expect to spot a Scrippshenge twice a year, if weather allows. The first occurrence is typically in early May and the second one is usually in early August.
