With record rain in the winter and spring, everything near us was gorgeous and green for miles around. Wanting to see some wildflowers close to home, we hiked the Patriot Trail in San Juan Capistrano, which leads to a flagpole at the top and amazing views of the ocean. We did the hike last year on Memorial Day, but it was so dry last year that everything was brown and we could barely see the ocean because it was so cloudy. This time, skies were blue, the wildflowers were blooming and the hills were unbelievably green and covered with wildflowers.
The rolling hills looked like a painting.
A few miles later, and some whining, we made it!
Signing the log book with our signatures at the top. There’s a little mailbox next to the flagpole to leave the book there for the next hikers to sign.
Hello ocean.
Meredith hiked the entire way there and hitched a ride on Jake’s back on the return trip, much to the annoyance of the jealous twins.
Taking the shortcut.
April is not complete without our traditional strawberry picking at Tanaka Farms.
Instead of picking in the fields, we tried the hydroponics instead. So big and juicy.
Eating our spoils.
The girls’ treat was a ginormous chocolate covered strawberry.
From strawberry picking, we went straight to duck feeding at the lake.
We love spring weekends!
