Los Angeles in Fog by Tom Anderson (yeah.. that Tom Anderson)
LA, USA
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This LA guidebook I contributed to…
Katherine is a regular TH contributor and a great travel/food writer. I’ll definitely be getting this next time I’m visiting LA, chain restaurant or not!
It’s always good to write about my city and its restaurants that I love, and then get paid for it. But…sigh. I mean, they put a chain restaurant on the cover. I dunno.
Wait! I mean, this book is totally rad go buy it it’ll change your life, it’s so handy and pocket-sized, the restaurant section is especially good don’t you think?!?!
Murphy Ranch, Pacific Palisades, California
A utopian Nazi community in Los Angeles: it must be seen to be believed. Miss Listless introduced this oddity to me; she found it while exploring the perimeter of Temescal Canyon park.
It’s a healthy hike in, and among all the gorgeous nature there’s a physical history of 80+ years of fringe L.A. culture: Nazi sympathizers of the ’30s and ’40s, counterculture writers of the ’50s and ’60s (look for the rusted-out VW van with the UCLA 1968 parking pass), and graffiti artists and taggers of the aughts.
Coyote Rescue by Wired
Wild animals still displaced by last year’s wildfires have been found wandering the backyards of suburban L.A. and Orange County. People are most afraid of the hungry coyotes.
It stands to reason that this year’s bigger, badder fires will lead to more bigger, badder animals retreating city-ward.
Or perhaps it happened already. I live in the middle of L.A. proper where coyotes occasionally emerge at night. And one just passed under my balcony at 11:45 a.m. That’s new.
Part 5 of our series about wild fires around Los Angeles, and how they effect the people who live and travel there
Rock Pool, Malibu Creek State Park by Zach Behrens
Because of the L.A. fires, hiking in Angeles National Park is now a criminal activity.
Which means all the outdoorsy types will head westward, leading to scenes such as the one pictured here. Not really an escape from urban life.
Perhaps (one can hope) Angeles Park’s unexpected closure will somehow reverse the governor’s decision to slash the state park system’s budget, effectively shutting down around 100 parks.
Part 4 of our series about wild fires around Los Angeles, and how they effect the people who live and travel there
Los Angeles Cityscape by Fred Prouser
What they say about L.A. air has been true lately.
Part 3 of our series about wild fires around Los Angeles, and how they effect the people who live and travel there.
Wildlife Waystation Evacuation by David McNew
Los Angeles is home to two wild/exotic animal preserves, Wildlife Waystation and Shambala Preserve. Home to big cats, wolves, monkeys, and all kinds of beasts, they’re located only 15 miles from one another in the wilds of northern Los Angeles County.
And this happens to be right in the heart of the wildfires.
Shambala took a laissez faire approach and had crates and trucks at the ready, but didn’t actually evacuate. Wildlife Waystation, on the other hand, took most of its animals to the zoo for a week-long visit.
The two preserves are out of danger now, but events and visits have been cancelled for the time being.
Part 2 of our series about wild fires around Los Angeles, and how they effect the people who live and travel there.
