05 January 2013

Another Return to LA

 I scheduled a trip to LA conveniently when the space shuttle was going to be moved through the streets.  Really, it was just a coincidence.

Endeavour got delayed when making a turn, so I walked two or three miles to see it in person where it was stopped.  Endeavour is the space shuttle that I spontaneously flew to Florida to see its final launch in 2011 (and it didn't launch that day -- here).

I was with a bunch of engineers, so we played spot-the-nerd along the way.  I thought I would be the most excited of the group, but these guys knew a disturbing amount of specifics of the shuttle.  I was impressed.

 To continue my trend of poorly-shoed hiking, we went to the mountains for an afternoon.  Most of the time was spent driving through the curving roads, but there was this lovely reservoir.  We also found a nice little lake.  I'm always amazed by now abandoned these beautiful places are when they're right next to this gigantic city.  


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