Torrey Pines

Our recent adventure was a trip to Torrey Pines National Park just south of Del Mar in San Diego. Torrey Pines is a scenic nature preserve that is great for hiking and has breath taking views of Torrey Pines State Beach. There are several hiking trails that range from easy to hard. We took an easy trail called the “beach trail” because we had Wade in the front pack on my husband Dave. We hiked to the edge of the cliff which was a probably ¾ of a mile one way. The views were amazing. The wind was a little biting but it did not seem to bother Wade. He smiled at every hiker that passed by. He loves being outside. When we got to the edge we could see some hot air balloons taking off just south of the beach. I wasn’t able to get a good picture but the colorful balloons hanging over the beach were a sight to be seen. We also saw quite a few dolphins jumping in and out of the waves. After a few minutes of oohing and aahing over the gorgeous ocean and cliffs we slowly headed back to our car. We took the same trail back and enjoyed all the sage bushes and flowers blooming along the trail. I loved appreciating the beauty of the area that I live in and although this was a smaller adventure for us, it was a perfect day spent in a beautiful place with our favorite people.