January 24- Temescal Hike

I like to call this part the "Secret Garden"



As mentioned before, I won't blog about every hike I take or this would be a hiking blog. However, I need to mention Temescal as it is one of my favorite hikes in LA! Temescal is about a 15 minute drive from my apartment and the hike takes around 1.5 hours if you don't stop very often. During the week we usually try to jam up it and do it in the shortest amount of time possible, but today was a Sunday so Kristen, Lisa, and I stopped to take in the scenery and get some pics. A little tip for Temescal is to park on Sunset, just outside of the park. That way you don't have to pay and you can add a little extra walking to the hike. This hike gets very crowded on the weekends but during the week it's pretty empty.

January 12th-Paseo Miramar

Dead pelican- so sad
View of Santa Monica
One of my favorite things about living in Santa Monica, is the hiking. I try to hike about 4 times per week, switching it up between Paseo Miramar (photos above), Temescal Canyon, and Topanga Canyon. Paseo is usually reserved for a weekend because it is a longer hike (2hrs), but Shauna B. and I had some time today, so we decided to hit the trail. It was a gorgeous day and there were not too many people hiking. This trail is great because not only is it a great workout, but the trail is wide so you can hike side by side.

After hiking, we headed to my favorite lunch spot, Huckelberry (Lemonade runs a very close second). I love the burrata and marinated peppers sandwich. As most of you know, I abhor “American Condiments,” so I rarely eat sandwiches, but these sandwiches don’t have mayo, mustard etc… on them. They are amazing. I ended up ordering the Trio of already made salads. We debated getting one of the amazing desserts but we decided against it.