Walking the Line: Discoveries Along the Los Angeles City Limits - Paperback
Walking the Line: Discoveries Along the Los Angeles City Limits - Paperback
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by Roy A. Meals (Author)
A 342-Mile Exploration of America's Second Largest City
Walking the Line is an inspirational urban walking adventure that explores Los Angeles, away from the glamor and fame of its well-known centrally located attractions.
Longtime LA resident Roy Meals describes numerous little-known points of interest he discovered while tracing the 342-mile perimeter of America's second-largest city. In ten-mile twice-weekly segments, he follows LA's city limits beginning atop a 5,000-foot mountain, proceeding along sea-level beaches, and continuing through residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
He samples ethnic delicacies, races go-karts, pets a giraffe, suffers landfill ejection, paints graffiti, and takes hang gliding and fencing lessons. For LA residents and visitors, this is a unique guide to under-appreciated and fascinating local attractions.
Highlights include:
- Full chapters on attraction-dense areas: Venice, Griffith Park, San Pedro and Wilmington
- 7 wilderness hikes in the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains
- 27 urban segments, including Sylmar, Brentwood, South LA, Boyle Heights, North Hollywood, and Eagle Rock
- 107 color photographs
Regardless of readers' home turf, Walking the Line encourages everyone to escape their own neighborhoods, venture forth on foot, and make interesting, life-enriching discoveries.
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