Stinson Beach–Running Trails

So, been pretty stressed out lately and I really needed to get the energy out. So, me and Rachael hit the trails for a 7.5 mile hike in Stinson Beach. We hooked up with a hiking group in Sacramento. Left the house early where the sun wasn’t quiet shining yet, with our loaded backpacks and cameras ready to take pictures of the views. (I brought my Holga btw)
The drive to Stinson has always been a rough one. The windy roads hugging the mountain and each turn exposing the steep cliffs dropping down to a rough ocean hitting the sharp rocks at the bottom. Finally about 10 am about 45+ of us met in the parking lot of the beach and we all looked, all with rays reflecting off our sunglasses, towards the face of a steep mountain and began our trek.
The heat seemed to kick in very quickly early in the hike. The day ended being 79 degrees in the middle of January  (been having a very very mild winter in Cali, very). In the beginning, the path seemed pretty mild with a gradual slope and a wide trail on gravel. Well, I thought the trail was going to be mostly this. Wrong. It didn’t take long for the trail to become challenging. Soon we were in what seemed like the Rainforest of Fern Gully (that was for all my friends born in the eighties )
We hiked for miles ducking our heads and squatting underneath fallen trees, climbing up newly built ladders to stay on track of the trail all while listening to the trickle of the creek besides us. There were times the path was so narrow and the fall down the ravine so steep that you took it just a little slower. Funny. The main trail was called Steep Ravine Trail. Well that makes sense now.
It was awesome. It was a challenge for sure and it would be interesting to try and see how it would be for a run, but the views were gorgeous and there is nothing better than accomplishing a hike such as that. Next time I’ll bring you !