Hiking 8/1/2012

Yes its that time of the week again! HIKING time. Somehow it has turned into hiking and feasting.... its ok though at least we dont feel as guilty for eating so crazy. We decided to shake things up a bit and change our location! We both decided to check out Hollywood mountains! We found runyon canyon loop which is in the hollywood hills and we were able to trek though CRAZY trails. Lucy straight up said we were gonna be climbing up, and OMG she was not freaking kidding... we were like CLIMBING this mountain!!! it was like climbing up a gazillion stairs! But this hike is alot better in a sense that i feel like i got more out of it.

The hike starts out by crazy climbing and just an intense workout, and half way through after the last talll ass climb it just mellows out and goes downhill which is what i personally prefer because i like to get my workout at the beginning and that pace myself and slow my heart rate down a bit so that i can catch a breath for the end.

Where as San anita mountains you are going downhill pretty much the whole beginning of the hike and you have a pretty relaxing waterfall at the end (which you also have the option of bringing a bathing suit too and take a nice cool dip!) But then you have to trek back and that is what i have been calling hell...You are hiking BACK up so by the time you get back to your car you are outta breathe, you dont want to move, your hot and tired, and really sweaty, and when you sit in the car your sitting in butt sweat and stinking up the car....But both hikes have their good attributes!

Hollywood hills
pros                                                                      cons-              
- shorter hike                                                         - narrow trails
-more workout                                                      -alot of cacti, so much that it is almost on trails... you gotta
-hollywood sign view                                              really duck and dodge the cacti
-breezy                                                                  -too dangerous to go by yourself
-downhill for last part of hike                                  -farther from where i live
                                                                              -101 traffic...= BAD TRAFFIC

San Anita mountains
pros                                                                          cons
-beautiful waterfall at end                                         - starts off downhill, and then uphill to get back.
-shadier trails                                                           -hmm...not much actually. Its actually a really good hike.
-beautiful scenery
-closer to my house