Well, I walked yesterday and the surf has been flat for days, so I went for a bike ride today.
My favorite bike route goes through San Clemente, past the Trestles surf break, past San Onofre power plant, and then through the state park. At the end of the state park, you can ride through an opening in the fence and then you're on Camp Pendleton. The trail continues along old Route 101 (the only road to San Diego before the freeway was built). It's overgrown on both sides of the old road with weeds and small trees that are head high. Over the years, I have seen rattlesnakes, plenty of squirrels, and once even a Marine running around wearing green greasepaint and a net covered with leaves. It's a nice ride as you can sometimes see the ocean over to your right and there is no car traffic.
The route continues for about four miles after you leave the state park, it goes under the freeway, and then follows an old landing strip (which is super smooth and fun). Today when I emerged from the freeway tunnel and turned right onto the old landing strip, I spotted a coyote in front of me and chased him for several hundred yards before he bounded into the bunches! Too bad I didn't have my camera.
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