Seen on My Run...

This weekend while in RI to celebrate my Dad, I was able to escape (thanks to my fabulous sister) and go for a glorious long run!!  I left from my parents house and ran one of my favorite routes into Newport...along Bellevue Avenue where the famed mansions are...and back along the Cliff Walk.  It's one of my favorites and is also part of the Newport 10 Miler that I ran this April.  The weather was perfect...a little cool at the start...and other than having to dodge a lot of tourists and other summer residents (I noticed also a trend of other runners not saying hi but more on that in a diferent post) it was an amazing run!  Today I'm sharing with you some things that made me giggle and smile along the 11 miles!

Ok so the only time I smiled here was when I was coming DOWN this massive hill!  Yes there were lots of sights to distract me from my burning lungs while I climbed this (it goes well beyond this picture) but this one is a killer!

These camel bushes are part of the Doris Duke estate named Rough Point.  Doris Duke was a make-your-own-rules type lady and these camels peaking out from one of the massive gates always make me giggle!

These can be summed up in three words....Worst Traffic Offenders!!!  They are actually cute and if you know more than this man who got stuck on this dead end street while I was running by, they look like a lot of fun, but boy are they traffic causers!  Newport has enough traffic issues in the summer and very narrow streets....these bad boys just clog things right up!!  That being said I went home and told my sister that we should try it one day!!

My kind of trail!!!  This is part of Cliff Walk and it is just one of my favorite places to run and walk all times of the year.  The views are unbeatable and I always feel very calm when I'm out here....like it centers me again!...and yes it is much more "calming" in the colder months when there isn't anyone there!

What is your favorite place to run/walk?  What makes it your favorite?