In Search of Loops

Summer means road trippin' and new training venues. I'm currently down in San Clemente enjoying the warm (and humid) SoCal weather. Arriving here involved a one night stay at the Madonna Inn. I had never heard of the inn until a friend I was driving down with made the reservation. The Madonna Inn is a kitsch hotel of sorts, and the pictures should give you an idea of how "kitsch" the place is. Surprisingly, I liked the hotel and its amenities, and I think I would stay there again. I did a morning run at nearby Lake Laguna, and as customary, I was in search of a looped run. I'm a big fan of loop runs. It seemed like I would be able to run around the lake but no such luck, the trails just kept leading down and into the water. So I set out to find a loop that would lead me back to the hotel, but once again, no suck luck. I did eventually get my loop, but not on the run, but rather on the bike today when I rode from Irvine out to Laguna Beach, up to Newport Beach, and back to Irvine.