5 Best Night Hikes in Los Angeles
byMid-week nights hikes are a long-standing tradition at Shoestring Adventures, the foundation upon which our community was built. For several years, we met every…
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Night Hike to Parker Mesa Overlook
byRecently, my friend Drea from The Cult Collective and I organized a night hike and invited members of our social networks to join our…
Hometown Tourist: Olvera Street, Birthplace of Los Angeles
byOlvera Street is a Mexican marketplace located in the historic El Pueblo, the birthplace of Los Angeles. Just a few blocks from Union Station,…
Hometown Tourist: A Walk in the Arts District, Downtown LA
byOn the second day of my friend Caitlyn’s visit, we took a journey into the concrete jungle of Downtown Los Angeles, from the Arts…
Hometown Tourist: Hike to the Hollywood Sign
byMy first hike to the Hollywood sign was in stilettos. When I was a high school junior, I grew so fast my lung collapsed,…
SoCal Summits: Hike Mount Baldy via Ski Hut Trail
byThe hike to the summit of Mount Baldy is considered a right of passage for Southern California hikers. Now that I’ve been to the…
B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe: Hike to Nazi Ruins in Los Angeles
byI don’t usually do adventure reruns, but last weekend, I just needed to get outside to clear my head, so I returned for a…
Dance Lessons at the Cowboy Palace
byI grew up in the small town of Chatsworth, California. You may know Chatsworth as the porn capital of the world, but I know…
Join the Cooking Club at Downtown Women’s Center
byI invented at least three new dance moves during the writing of this blog post. OK, so maybe I didn’t actually invent the “Stanky…