Well, the Pasadena ride in March was a preview of the big day today – the LA Bike Tour that preceded the LA Marathon. The day began WAY too early, at 3AM. At that time, L and I crawled out of bed, strapped bikes to the car, and headed out to the USC campus, where [...]
Feeling guilty about not getting a hike in over the weekend, L and I decided to stay on some flat land and try another Walking LA tour. Even though I’ve frequented the Larchmont Farmers’ Market and some of its stores and restaurants, we nonetheless decided to take this walk and check it off the list.
I’m [...]
Continue reading about Walking LA: Larchmont Village and Windsor Square
So last year, L sent me a link to an LA Times blurb about an upcoming event – the Great Urban Race. It seemed very cool, but I already had a commitment for the event day. However, I filed it away, because I thought it would be fun to try if they did it again [...]
It began innocently enough. Friend P from work called one day and said she was running in the Pasadena Marathon. She was trying to get a group together. “I don’t run,” was my reply. But when she mentioned all of the events I saw there was a bike tour, and it would be harder to [...]
After our earlier walk in Silverlake (truly, with the hills, it qualified as a hike), we hit the Hollywood Farmers’ Market. We then decided to try another walk from the Walking LA book, and there was one right in the vicinity.
Who would have known that right past the intersection of Highland and Franklin, just above [...]
Continue reading about Walking LA – Whitley Heights and Hollywood Boulevard
With friend C visiting from Brooklyn, today provided the perfect opportunity for a double-header from the Walking LA book. Our first selection, East Silver Lake, was a natural choice, since we started the morning with coffee and donuts at LA Mill.
We started out at Effie and Silver Lake and started up over the hill. There [...]
