Stair master workout down to to the ocean

Coppertone and I started off at the Pantoll Ranger Station and descended down Lower Old Mine and Dipsea Trails all the way to the Pacific Ocean.  We stopped for a snack on a picnic bench behind a sand dune wind break before heading back up, but this time via the Steep Ravine Trail.

Along the Lower Old Mine Trail we encountered a covery of California Quail that ran, glided and flew in various directions, all the while maintaining communications with each other via danger calls.

There were a surprising number of people on the trail considering it steepness.  There were stairs along numerous segments of the Dipsea and Steep Ravine Trails.  Going down a large number of them is tougher on the knees that going up them.

Our outing turned out to be longer than we planned.  When adding up the distances as printed on some of the park brochures we should have done about 6.5 miles.  Maybe 7.  But somehow we ended up at over 8.  We felt more rejuvinated after stopping for pizza on the way home.