I spent the Thanksgiving holiday with friends in Flagstaff, Arizona. Besides being a great visit with friends, it gave me an opportunity to explore more of Northern Arizona. The 8+ hour drive was a not-so-subtle reminder that it’s a pretty good deal to take the train from LA to Flagstaff. Especially when it’s snowing… On [...]
Two years ago I stumbled across the Great LA Walk, and it sounded too interesting to pass up – a group of people, totally unknown to each other, getting together for no other reason than to walk one of LA’s long thoroughfares and take in the sights. It turned out to be great fun, and [...]
I spent this past Friday and Saturday overnight at Crystal Cove. That makes the 4th visit since I started this blog in 2008. What can I say? – it’s right down the street yet seems a whole world away. And though it’s difficult to snag a cottage, it’s not very hard to land a dorm [...]
I learned of the LA Conservancy’s Strolling On Seventh Street event several weeks ago, and it sounded like an interesting time. But as it occurred soon after my trip to Scotland, I didn’t commit to it. Fortunately, as the time rolled around, friend J expressed interest in participating, so we met up to do it. [...]
