The Topanga State Park was easy to find thanks to Erin's trusty GPS!! And getting there was just as fun as actually hiking! Topanga Canyon is adorable, nestled in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains, Topanga is home to only 5,441 people. The community seems very bohemian - cute markets, antique shops, and cafes are about all you'll find in this town.
A curvy road up leads to the Park, where parking was $10 and you can purchase a map for $2 (the map was NOT useful). We ate a little breakfast at the picnic benches before beginning our hike. We saw a few deer before embarking on our hike - very exciting!!!
Musch Trail was fantastic! It was a great interval workout, and the trail was constantly changing. We'd be walking through a wide open meadow, then on a narrow path surrounded by trees, and the incline was ever-changing. We completed the 3-mile hike and stopped at Hidden Treasures antique shop on the way back!
It's safe to say I was a little jumpy - I screamed when I stepped in horse poop, I saw a bear, which was actually a bird-like creature we later determined to be a quail, and I tried to sit on a rock only to discover it was already occupied by an iguana (or tiny lizard). I also got bit by a red ant. But that's what it's all about!!
Ohhh the exciting real-life adventures of two city girls climbing the Santa Monica Mountains in our Bvlgari and Chanel sunglasses :)
A curvy road up leads to the Park, where parking was $10 and you can purchase a map for $2 (the map was NOT useful). We ate a little breakfast at the picnic benches before beginning our hike. We saw a few deer before embarking on our hike - very exciting!!!
Musch Trail was fantastic! It was a great interval workout, and the trail was constantly changing. We'd be walking through a wide open meadow, then on a narrow path surrounded by trees, and the incline was ever-changing. We completed the 3-mile hike and stopped at Hidden Treasures antique shop on the way back!
It's safe to say I was a little jumpy - I screamed when I stepped in horse poop, I saw a bear, which was actually a bird-like creature we later determined to be a quail, and I tried to sit on a rock only to discover it was already occupied by an iguana (or tiny lizard). I also got bit by a red ant. But that's what it's all about!!
Ohhh the exciting real-life adventures of two city girls climbing the Santa Monica Mountains in our Bvlgari and Chanel sunglasses :)
Tune in soon for our next hike -- Crystal Cove State Park in Laguna Beach, CA!!
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