Bolsa Chica Wetlands

Formally known as the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, it's the largest salt water marsh in Southern CA. It's a beautiful area but is unfortunately flat as a board with virtually no single track. So it's hard to count as trail running, but at least it's not road!
IMG_1299 South entrance to the Bolsa Chica Ecologoical Reserve at the footbrige.
South entrance to the Bolsa Chica Ecologoical Reserve at the footbrige.
IMG_1301 A bird watcher or photograher's dream. Heron, plover, osprey, pelicans, and lots more.
A bird watcher or photograher's dream. Heron, plover, osprey, pelicans, and lots more.
IMG_1302 Wetlands, PCH, the Pacific, and Catalina.
Wetlands, PCH, the Pacific, and Catalina.
IMG_1304 The wetlands with Santiago in the distance.
The wetlands with Santiago in the distance.
IMG_1306 There's a tiny stretch of single track (and even a tiny bit of elevation gain) if you know where to look.
There's a tiny stretch of single track (and even a tiny bit of elevation gain) if you know where to look.
IMG_1308 A crazy BMX bike park.
A crazy BMX bike park.
IMG_1311 My favorite area of the wetlands.
My favorite area of the wetlands.
IMG_1317 This would have been all but gone had developers been approved to build 5,000+ homes here. The history of the wetlands is pretty fascinating, definitely worth a...
This would have been all but gone had developers been approved to build 5,000+ homes here. The history of the wetlands is pretty fascinating, definitely worth a…
IMG_1325 More views from the Northern end of the wetlands.
More views from the Northern end of the wetlands.
IMG_1328 Definitely beats running on the street.
Definitely beats running on the street.
IMG_1329 Picture from the footbridge.
Picture from the footbridge.
IMG_1321 If only there weren't oil derricks in view.
If only there weren't oil derricks in view.