Runyon Canyon Hike

Yesterday was a great day. 

I started my day off at Brick for the 10:30am team WOD. I am in love with Brick. The trainers are extremely knowledgeable and motivating and the members are so welcoming and full of energy. Crossfit is the best, I can't get enough! 

After lunch Cort and I decided to drive to Hollywood to hike up Runyon Canyon. I've been told that the hike is a must once you move to LA, so I was excited to check it out. 

It definitely did not disappoint! The weather was beautiful and there were a ton of people hiking with their dogs ( I miss my dogs so much!!). 

And there was this guy...

He just randomly busted out this crazy yoga position and literally held it for like 5 minutes. 

(I was being a bit of a stalker)....

It was a 1.25 mile hike to the top, and once we got up there the view was awesome. We had a perfect view of the Hollywood sign, although it looks far away in the picture we were actually pretty close. Hiking to the Hollywood sign is next on my list. 

Thanks to my wonderful friend Caitlin Eberly, Cort and I drove to Cafe Gratitude (click on this link and check out the menu!!) after our hike to get a bite to eat. Caitlin recommended I check this spot out and after going online and looking at the menu I couldn't wait to chow down on some serious delicious vegan food. 

I ordered the "I Am Whole" bowl which was a "Macrobiotic bowl with sea vegetables, stewed adzuki beans, raw kale, carrots, house-made red cabbage kim chee and sea whip and black sesame seed gomasio with quinoa, tahini-garlic sauce and teriyaki almonds"...Whew, quite the mouthful! It was insanely good. Just look at all of those colors! 

For dessert we got the turtle cheesecake (remember this is a vegan restaurant so the fact that they managed to make a deliciously rich cheesecake without any dairy is amazing), vanilla ice cream made with coconut milk, and two green teas. 

The desserts were definitely the best part of the meal. I am looking forward to going back for breakfast because that menu looks amazing!

Have a relaxing Sunday everyone!