When Caitlin LeVasseur was training for her first marathon, she and her father, Chris, would run together on the Jeffrey Open Space Trail, using it as a springboard to connect to Irvine’s network of paths and trails.
“They would come back from their runs excited to share about the areas of Irvine they explored, and how so many trails and parks are connected,” recalls Michelle LeVasseur, Caitlin’s mother.
Enjoying the Jeffrey Open Space Trail is a family tradition for the LeVasseurs. Michelle remembers going to its grand opening with her husband and daughters. While growing up, Caitlin and her sister, Cara, now in their 20s, would use the trail as a safe way to ride bikes to friends’ houses in their Northwood neighborhood…