cicLAvia

10miles of motorized-vehicle-free-streets in downtown.
Awesome!

an updated self-portrait

theValley

Balboa Japanese Garden

LosAngeles by day/night

Brewery Art Walk
Open artist studios housed in an old Pabst Brewery

Moved from the Arts District straight into downtown LA

Little Tokyo

Santa Monica Mtns in haze

bright lights

Paramount Ranch

 Paramount Ranch - as seen on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman!

Santa Susanna Pass

Looking towards the San Fernando Valley

Accidently found myself hiking in Santa Susanna State Historic Park yesterday when I found an opening in a gate whilst on a morning run. The park has many trails, but none are marked or labeled. Further, even though I'm still technically in Los Angeles, this is mountain lion territory, so I was a bit afraid to explore too much on my own without anyone knowing where I was (lest I get maimed and eaten). It had rained the day before, so the smog abated a bit, and I could see the snow-covered mountains in the distance and it was quite lovely. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera on hand.

I returned the next day, better prepared and with a partner in tow, but the smog had returned and the mountains in the distance were hardly visible.

Evidence of an old ranch that had burned.
(Fact: the ranch that the Manson family took over was around these hills)

"L.A. County Boundary Line"

Poison Oak  - the bane of my existence this spring.

A foggy day in Topanga Canyon State Park

Down Topanga Canyon lies Topanga State Park. A quiet foggy day in the park, I was ill prepared for any major hikes, so I largely just wandered through the fog for a few miles with the mule deer.

Off-trail I found an old tree swing

Couldn't help myself

Hummingbird Sage