One Wrong Turn

In this Post: Hiking, Crystal Cove State Park, Perimeter of the Park Trail, Brooks running shoes, Keen hiking boots 
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A little over a year ago, AR, Kathy, Janet and I (Alan) hiked the Perimeter of the Park Trail in Crystal Cove State Park on a warm summer day. Today we decided to drive down to Orange County and see what this 11 mile trail through coastal hills looks like in the fall.

 A wrong turn took us into Moro Canyon

A Death Valley Tale - Day 2

In this post: Bicycling in Death Valley, Furnace Creek Ranch

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Today we thought we'd tackle a 40 mile round-trip bike ride to Badwater. Biking in the Valley was fabulous, but the road consistently alternated between uphill and downhill.  We were never on a level grade.  It wasn't long before we started thinking, if half of our planned ride was going to be low speed uphill riding, 40 miles might be a bit too much for us.

It looked easy from here.

A Death Valley Tale - Day 1

In this post: Running in Death Valley, Furnace Creek Ranch, Brooks Ghost 3 running shoes

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It was our first morning in Death Valley. We could see rays of sunshine lighting the highest peaks of the Panamint Mountains from our room at the Furnace Creek Ranch. Sipping coffee and tea, we watched the sunlight slowly descend from the peaks, down the parched mountain slopes and onto the Valley floor. It looked like the beginning of a hot day.


Hoping it was still early enough to beat the heat, we headed out for a morning run. About 1 ½ miles into our run, we spotted the ruins of the Harmony Borax Works just off the highway. We turned onto a trail that led us around the ruins and gave us a slightly elevated view of the valley floor.  From here, we spotted a dirt road wandering off into the desert.  We decided to follow the dirt road and see where it led to.

Harmony Borax Works