Thousand Steps Beach
Hi guys! I'm back from my trip to Dana Point and Laguna Beach California and I am finally back to Midwest time! I was tired for a few days and had a lot of laundry and unpacking to do. I also have hundreds of picture to go thru and edit but there is so much to share! We took outfit pictures almost everyday with the exception of the one day it rained in California. Can you believe it? It never rains in southern Cali and one of the days I am there it rained! I must have brought it from the rainy Midwest. You're welcome Cali!
In case you didn't know... or I hadn't actually mentioned, my youngest son moved to southern California and I went out there to visit him and help him get settled into his new surroundings. He is adjusting well to being a surfer, and his tan; I 'm jealous! Everyday we spend some time on different beaches he had explored and wanted to share with me. By far my favorite beach was Thousand Steps. Tucked away in southern Laguna, it is well worth the hunt finding the entrance. We went to this beach on more than one occasion but the name is a telling sign. There isn't actually a thousand steps but...there are over 500 steps round trip.
As you descend the stairs you begin to catch glimpses on the ocean and the beach. The stairs themselves covered with a thick canopy were fairly steep and surprisingly full. There was a steady stream of people all day and early evening each time we were there. I was amazed at the number of surfers and families with a days worth of beach gear hiking these steps. My calves burned on my second trip up the steps. When you reach the beach you realize the journey was worth the view. Surrounded by sheer cliffs with beach houses high on the hills you wonder what it must be like to live with gorgeous views from every window and on every day. These cliffs are what capture the cove that makes Thousand Steps beach. There were a few, maybe two beach houses that actually sat on the beach itself. I could have gone everyday to this beach but two things stopped me. 1) It would have been too brutal for me to drag him every day to the beach for endless hours of sunning, and 2) I don't know if my legs could have climbed the steps 5 days in a row. Here a few pictures from our days on Thousand Steps Beach.
As you descend the stairs you begin to catch glimpses on the ocean and the beach. The stairs themselves covered with a thick canopy were fairly steep and surprisingly full. There was a steady stream of people all day and early evening each time we were there. I was amazed at the number of surfers and families with a days worth of beach gear hiking these steps. My calves burned on my second trip up the steps. When you reach the beach you realize the journey was worth the view. Surrounded by sheer cliffs with beach houses high on the hills you wonder what it must be like to live with gorgeous views from every window and on every day. These cliffs are what capture the cove that makes Thousand Steps beach. There were a few, maybe two beach houses that actually sat on the beach itself. I could have gone everyday to this beach but two things stopped me. 1) It would have been too brutal for me to drag him every day to the beach for endless hours of sunning, and 2) I don't know if my legs could have climbed the steps 5 days in a row. Here a few pictures from our days on Thousand Steps Beach.
I could be packed and ready to go back tomorrow!
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