Beach Hike at San Onofre

My husband wanted to spend our Sunday outdoor and thought we should try a new hike in San Onofre, which is a beach community in Northern San Diego.

The hike is called Loop to Christianitos Fault.  I also thought it would be cool to see a fault live and in color! So we quickly pack up our outdoor gear (consisting of hiking snacks, our camel-backs, sunscreen, and hiking shoes) and off we go!

First we made a stop for a quick lunch at Umami Burger in Costa Mesa.  This place is known for its gourmet style, handmade burgers.  My brother had mentioned this place on several occasions so we decided to try it out.  When we got there people were lined out the door!  Luckily there was a hostess who also took orders for "to-go's."  We ordered the Truffle Burger and got our food within 12 minutes.

The burger was Ahhhh-mazing!  We decided that will will try to replicate this the next time we have a cook out at home :)

So on to San Onofre.

The parking was $15 for the day.  We found Trail 3 and began our ascend to the beach.  This beach path was unlike anything I've seen or been to.  The majority of the beach was covered in pebbles and stones.  Very interesting and in my opinion, beautiful, stones.  Along with the stones, there are washed up seaweed, lobster and crab-shells, and the most fascinating find - a skeleton of a ..... I don't quite know what it is.  Maybe an old sea dinosaur?? :)  What do you think?

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Overall, the 3.1 mile hike was fun and I would definitely recommend this.