"Walking" not hiking

I told the boys we would go hiking but after being on flat ground for most of the day, Charlie cried when we got to the car and said, that's not hiking, that's walking!!!

Guess you can be the judge of our "walk" then.  And oh, thankfully we didn't see any of these:

Okay, so it is relatively flat:

Graham cracked up when he read the last line. Ha!

 Lovely view of Catalina Island across the way:

I still haven't figured out this loop yet.  Hmmmm......

So after the hike that was downgraded to a walk, we head out for a real hike (perhaps?) a few days later.  Graham puts on his homemade "hat" from school:

Amazing how the hat is staying on. It is actually quite windy:

More than halfway down the hill.  Charlie is careful with his steps:

What a cute and interesting surprise when we get down to the rocks.  It's a "rock-man" looking out into the ocean?!?

Charlie is trying to maneuver along the rocks:

Graham is throwing rocks into the ocean:

The boys build their rock pile - something we have been doing a lot here!

Happy Graham and Charlie!

After a while, we head back up the hill.  It is actually quite the hike!

Phew!!! And then, there was the steep slope when you made the turn.  I am trying to catch my breathe by now and legs are burning a bit.  Talk about being out of shape!

Now, this definitely qualifies as a hike! :-)