Walk | Explore | Inspire
Summer is just around the corner and many places are already feeling the heat and depending where you live it can be hot, hot, hot! Hiking in the heat is uncomfortable and can be dangerous without proper skin protection and hydration. Don’t do what I did last year and over do it when it is [...]
I took a recent late spring hike at my favorite Orange County, California park. Not with a lot of time to spare I opted to hike local at a place I knew would not be crowded. Since my hiking time is limited I scheduled time off from work Monday morning to hike. I needed to hike! Spring Hike [...]
I love walking at Mission San Juan Capistrano in the springtime. Colors explode giving me a visual treat. Even though I love to look and photograph the flowers and trees I’m terrible at plant identification. When I do learn their names I usually forget, but I’m working on it. Reference guides help and so does [...]
Notice the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” – Bruce Lee San Elijo Lagoon We recently camped at San Elijo State Beach in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California and visited the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve nearby. The lagoon is one of San Diego’s largest coastal wetlands [...]
Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone. – Anonymous San Elijo Campground San Elijo State Beach campground is in the adorable beach town of Cardiff-by-the-Sea in Encinitas, California. San Elijo is not a vacation in a wilderness setting. This is an urban, easy, car camping [...]
