{"id":835,"date":"2015-09-16T01:56:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T08:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.InvisibleAdventure.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2015-09-16T01:56:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T08:56:29","slug":"the-magic-of-half-moon-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"The Magic of Half Moon Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Took the boo and the hub hiking last week&#8211;I always feel refreshed after a good forest bath. We found this trail that goes by the old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/?page_id=535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burleigh Ranch<\/a>. You can see the barn (which looks like people have been camping in it) and a couple of outbuildings overgrown with old branches and vines. We found thistles in bloom and even better, in decay, becoming stars.<br \/>\nEven the name, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.everytrail.com\/best\/hiking-half-moon-bay-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Half Moon Bay<\/a>, is magical. Lola enjoyed it too; found plenty of stinky things to sniff and a little shade to sit in on a hot day.<br \/>\nThe end of a perfect outing? Going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbarasfishtrap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbara&#8217;s Fishtrap<\/a> and eating crab sandwiches on the beach as the sun set. Lola even got a few of my french fries. . .<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11016078_10153671350188846_4999946835429330462_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11016078_10153671350188846_4999946835429330462_n.jpg\" alt=\"11016078_10153671350188846_4999946835429330462_n\" width=\"836\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11016078_10153671350188846_4999946835429330462_n.jpg 836w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11016078_10153671350188846_4999946835429330462_n-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11016078_10153671350188846_4999946835429330462_n-768x882.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA cool glade appeared before us just when we needed it. More magic!<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11953168_10153671350208846_8057093134662792861_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11953168_10153671350208846_8057093134662792861_n.jpg\" alt=\"11953168_10153671350208846_8057093134662792861_n\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11953168_10153671350208846_8057093134662792861_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11953168_10153671350208846_8057093134662792861_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThink it&#8217;s haunted?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1662646_10153671350293846_2971746602487918163_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1662646_10153671350293846_2971746602487918163_n.jpg\" alt=\"1662646_10153671350293846_2971746602487918163_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1662646_10153671350293846_2971746602487918163_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1662646_10153671350293846_2971746602487918163_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1662646_10153671350293846_2971746602487918163_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1662646_10153671350293846_2971746602487918163_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThistles in bloom.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11999015_10153671350148846_6181053846464102999_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11999015_10153671350148846_6181053846464102999_n.jpg\" alt=\"11999015_10153671350148846_6181053846464102999_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11999015_10153671350148846_6181053846464102999_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11999015_10153671350148846_6181053846464102999_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11999015_10153671350148846_6181053846464102999_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11999015_10153671350148846_6181053846464102999_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThistle stars.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11960241_10153671350538846_2953774295486847380_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11960241_10153671350538846_2953774295486847380_n.jpg\" alt=\"11960241_10153671350538846_2953774295486847380_n\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11960241_10153671350538846_2953774295486847380_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blog2.invisibleadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11960241_10153671350538846_2953774295486847380_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBarn rising into trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Took the boo and the hub hiking last week&#8211;I always feel refreshed after a good forest bath. We found this trail that goes by the old Burleigh Ranch. 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