Intersection of Magnolia and PCH to Crystal Cove Park Historical District
September 11: Orange County Intersection of Magnolia and PCH to Crystal Cove Park Historical District. 13.5 miles Postscript to September 10: The CTE 03 hikers thank the anonymous couple in the “woodie” that came in the evening bringing pies and cookies. Today we kept the Paces as leaders and gained two day-hikers and two section-hikers.…
Meet the Hikers: Ginny, Janette, Jean & Max
September 11: Orange County Meet the Hikers: Ginny, Janette, Jean & Max Virginia “Ginny” Gregurek , 40, lives in Orange. Ginny walked, did weight training, and stepped up her yoga practice to prepare for the event. She hopes CTE 03 will raise awareness of the CCT, will “let people know that California’s beautiful coastline is…
Crystal Cove Historical District to “The Pilgrim” at Dana Point Harbor
September 12, Orange County Crystal Cove Historical District to “The Pilgrim” at Dana Point Harbor. 14.9 miles Today the Paces again led and we were joined by day walkers Al Seib and Lorraine Hornby. The walk started out along the beach in Crystal Cove State Park and along Morro Beach, but any illusions that this…
Doheny State Beach to San Clemente State Park
September 13, Orange County Doheny State Beach to San Clemente State Park. 8.7 miles We began at a bluff top gazebo overlooking the Dana Point Harbor. A short walk through city streets took us to a bronze statue of a 19th century sailor – too muscular to be Richard Henry Dana, author of “Two Years…
Layover Day at San Clemente State Beach
September 14, Orange County Layover Day at San Clemente State Beach A Sunday layover day on the beach! The sky was a high overcast at the beach all day, though inland a couple of miles the sun shone brightly in a blue sky. Several people “went out” for a day or so yesterday and were…
San Clemente State Beach to Las Pulgas Road
September 15: San Diego County San Clemente State Beach to Las Pulgas Road. 11.7 miles Steve Kononenko has taken over as hike leader, a position he will hold for the entirety of San Diego County. The weather has been our friend for this entire trip, and this was again true this day. High overcast and…
Meet the Hikers: Steve and Hélène
September 15: San Diego County Meet the Hikers: Steve and Hélène Steve Jones, 67, is a real estate agent and property manager from Rohnert Park. Steve has been active with Coastwalk since the mid-1980’s and has been on all of Coastwalks county walks except the Backbone Trail hike in Southern California. Steve has served on…
Oceanside Harbor to Carlsbad State Beach
September 16: San Diego County Oceanside Harbor to Carlsbad State Beach. 8 miles For many of us, today was a day of great disappointment. Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, some 130,000 acres in all, is situated here in northern San Diego County. Its lands run from the sea to many miles inland. It is a…
Carlsbad State Beach to San Elijo State Beach
September 17: San Diego County Carlsbad State Beach to San Elijo State Beach. 7 miles “And the days dwindle down, to a precious few” It’s the end game now, we’ve been chasing that king all over the board, constantly pushing him south, and now his back is to the wall; there’s little room left for…