Rainy Day Hikes

Where do you go when the weather turns bad and you want to go on a hike?  The WTA has some ideas for us.  Among the ideas are Wallace Falls and Goat Lake which are both great hikes.  Our last rainy day hike to Boulder River turned out in disaster so hopefully you will have better luck with some of WTA's suggestions.

Unfortunately in Washington, we have more rainy days than sunny ones so if you want to hike year-round, you have to be prepared for some yucky weather.

Do you hike when it's rainy?  What extra items do you bring to prepare for the weather?

Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge

I  signed up for the "Run to the Finish" Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge.  I am so excited to have a little extra motivation during the holidays to keep me going. The challenge has already started, but you can still sign up.  Take your hiking and fitness to a new level and win prizes while you are at it. 

This challenge runs from November 19 through January 6th.  Are you up for the challenge?

Happy Hiking!

Sunset Cliffs-San Diego CA

I'm back from Cali and can't wait to show you some pictures from my Sunset Cliffs "hike".  I have the quotation marks because I can't really call it a hike.  It is more of a nice walk along the cliffs edge. 

My sister Claire, from Claire's Healthy Home, and I came to Sunset Cliffs on Friday and there were quite a few people there.  Mostly people running with their dogs.  Luckily a nice man running by asked if we would like him to take our picture.  I am on the left.

I have to say we only had time to walk about 3 miles but the views were amazing.  The trail was okay.  We had to walk on and off the trail to the road due to construction so the peace and tranquility you usually get on a hike wasn't really there.

My plan was to do this hike at sunset since the sunset here is supposed to be picturesque, but my husband thought it might not be the safest idea and he was right.  Also, it was cloudy while we were there so I don't think we would have seen much of a sunset.

After about a mile there is a staircase. You can walk down to the waters edge and there was a cute dog with a lifejacket hanging out with his owner.

We saw some huge birds flying by and realized they were pelicans.  If I had a better camera I could have gotten a shot of one of them.  I did get a shot of a seagull posing nicely though (not as exciting).

Overall the trip was worth it because of the views.  It would be a great trail to run along but not a hike in my book.  If you are in the area check it out.  Go here for more info and directions.

Happy Hiking!