Down by the Bay (Upper Newport Bay, California)

When your hotel is situated on the edge of a nature preserve, it's bound to get interesting. When there's ten miles of trails winding through it? Even better. I spent a lot of time on the trails of Upper Newport Bay Preserve and Ecological Reserve a few years ago, both strolling with my camera and running without it. There's nothing like fresh scenery to add a little spring to your step and pull some time off your mile...