Hiking: Newport Coast to Ridge Park

Yesterday was kind of, way cool. I woke up at 8, ate breakfast, and decided to go hiking. I left around 9:15 ish, and got to the trail head at 9:30 and started. I got off to a good pace, and walked along "No Name Trail" for 4 (ish) miles to get from the Ridge Park trail head to the Newport Coast end. I was fine and dandy at that point, The trail was mostly made up of steady up and down hills. The dirt was pretty loose which made it a little more challenging.

Coming back from Newport Coast to Ridge Park, that was a completely different journey. I decided to take the lower trail which winds through the mountain portion, so basically all you see are plants, and dirt, and the blazing sun. I ended up going from the "No Name Trail" down to another trail that I can't remember the name of... then up "Slow and Easy", then another trail, until I finally ended up back at the trail head. According to the map it'd be shorter, and I didn't think it went down hill that much. I was most definitely wrong. It took me about 6 miles to make my way through steep inclines and slopes to get back to my car, and I was ready to about die in the end. Literally.

It was fun though. Just being out in the sun. Excercising, and taking pictures. I got pretty badly sunburned though. I forgot to put my sunscreen in my bag after I put it on in the car, so pretty much the last 6 miles of my hike I was unprotected from the sun. Let's just say I'm pretty red on the upper body, and it hurts to lift my arms over my head. I'll manage though. As long as I don't start peeling I think I will be happy.

The ocean view was pretty amazing. I really wanted to walk to the ocean, but I think if I did, I wouldn't have made it back to my car. It was really nice there, I admire the mountain bikers there. They are hardcore. I could never do that. Props to them.