Spring is in the air, so I created a Flickr group celebrating the first day of Spring with the same name—Spring into 2009. Wildflowers are in bloom everywhere in California right now. I’m not a [...]
Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, Pershing Square has a long and rich history dating back to 1866. Its last redesign was in 1994, led by the famed architect Ricardo Legorreta and landscape [...]
The caretakers and managers of Coldwater Canyon Park are the TreePeople, a non-profit organization whose mission is “To inspire the people of Los Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest—educating, training, and supporting [...]
Nestled tightly toward the top of Mulholland Dr, in the hills of Beverly Hills, is Coldwater Canyon Park. “Set atop chaparral-covered canyons, it provides a haven of natural beauty in the midst of Los Angeles’ [...]
On March 8th, Chris Brogan, a well-known social media expert and activist, posted his upcoming trips and events. This conference was a must-see for me: March 26th – March 29th, So Cal Action Sports Network, [...]
Is it possible? Yes, it is: In 1986, James M. Lents, former director of clean air efforts for the State of Colorado, took the helm at AQMD. In spite of progress in cleaning the air, [...]
Today, Travelin’ Local welcomes our guest poster, Diane C, whose blog, Sabino Canyon, features the panorama of sights, sounds, wildlife, natural resources, hills, canyons, plants, mountains, and the visually stunning photos from the desert oasis right next to [...]
Sometimes in Los Angeles, we get to literally be “part of the action” and have a backstage pass for being at the right place at the right time, for just being there. Welcome to Travelin’ [...]
A couple days ago, I featured some of our local feathered friends that I discovered while visiting Macarthur Park, so today I’d like to share some other interesting photographs that I took while I was [...]
For this Sunday morning, I’d like to take you to a very old church with an exceptionally large organ, the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. It’s Los Angeles’ oldest Protestant church in continuous operation, [...]
Whoever thought a major metropolitan city like Los Angeles couldn’t have so many different varieties of birds, definitely hasn’t visited Macarthur Park, which is located in the Westlake district. Considering the recent history of Macarthur [...]
With the hint of spring in the air last weekend, I decided to ride a bike trail I’ve had my eye on, the Metro Orange Line Bicycle Path. After having gone through a major clean-up [...]
Today’s guest post is by the talented and engaging Lance, whose own blog, the Jungle of Life, has inspired me and others, to accomplish our goals, take a close look at who we are, and [...]
Today, Lisa from Lisa’s Chaos was gracious to extend her warm welcome by allowing me to feature Travelin’ Local from her hometown in Wisconsin. So if you came here expecting to see another great Southern [...]
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