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Join the L.A. Times on a fall hike
Howdy! I’m Jaclyn Cosgrove, an outdoors reporter at the L.A. Times. I write about the best trails, bodies of water, campgrounds and more that you should visit in and around Los Angeles County. I’m also the voice behind The Wild, our weekly outdoors newsletter. I am often out hiking alongside Maggie May, my trusty trail dog, whether it’s for work or fun. As the seasons change, I’d love to meet you out on the trail to determine if fall foliage does in fact exist in L.A.
I’m inviting 30 L.A. Times subscribers to join me on a hike from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Oct. 19. This is the second event in our subscriber-exclusive hiking event series. (We’re already busy planning fun outdoors events for 2025.)
We will start from the lower parking lot of the Gabrielino Trail and take an easy three-mile stroll along the Arroyo Seco. This is one of my favorite hikes in all of Angeles National Forest, as it includes a river, a shaded path and plenty to look at and listen to. Along the way, we’ll be on the lookout for native trees, like bigleaf maples and black walnut trees, that change colors with the season. (And yes, you’re welcome to take photos for Instagram, iNaturalist or both!)
The trail starts with a very brief steep incline up a paved road before quickly flattening out. We’ll walk along a paved path parallel to the river, which after about half a mile turns into a dirt trail. We will follow this pleasant path as it heads northwest through the canyon.
I’ll bring Maggie, as this is one of her favorite hikes, too. Your leashed dogs are also welcome to join us. You may want to bring a towel for Fido, as we will likely cross the river at least once.
We will turn around one and a half miles in, but you can hike the additional two miles (an additional four miles round trip) to the Brown Mountain Dam waterfall on your own if you’d like to continue (preferably with a downloaded or paper map).
Rather than parking in the small paved lot off Windsor Avenue, you’ll want to continue north on Explorer Road until you reach a large sandy parking lot. Parking is free, and no pass is required.
Please park toward the northern end of the lot. We will meet here, near the short bridge that leads to a back entrance of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (where we won’t be going, but which does host occasional public tours). Please wear good shoes, a hat and sunscreen. We will have water bottles for attendees but you’re also welcome to bring your own. You must be 18 or older and will be required to sign a waiver prior to attending. Grab a spot on eventbrite.com.
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NPR wants to know: What are some of your Halloween traditions?
It’s October, which means it’s almost time to pull out your costumes and candy for Halloween festivities. At this time of the year, you can be whoever you want — at least for a day. In addition to dressing up, many people may have traditions to accompany the holiday. We want to hear about the activities you look forward to for Halloween. Who knows, maybe someone will be inspired by what you do and add it to their celebrations.
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In 'A Different Man', Sebastian Stan gets a new life, but misses his old one : Pop Culture Happy Hour
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The off-beat psycho dramedy A Different Man follows Edward (Sebastian Stan), an aspiring actor living with facial disfigurement. He takes an opportunity to try a new procedure and reconstruct his appearance. But then, he encounters a guy with the same condition he once had, and who lives a fun, fulfilling life. To put it mildly, Edward now has some regrets.
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Iman Shumpert Insists Amber Rose Just A Friend Despite Beach Outing
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Iman Shumpert is addressing the rumors surrounding his dating life head-on … telling TMZ Sports that Amber Rose is nothing but a friend — despite the two recently hitting the beach together.
The NBA champ and the TV personality/model caused quite a stir after they were spotted in Miami last month, smiling and loungin’ with one another near the water.
Our sources said at the time it was a platonic meet-up … and Shumpert and Rose were simply just friends.
However, fans still called BS — so we asked Iman face-to-face when we caught up with him in New York City.
“We went to ‘College Hill’ [Celebrity Edition] together,” Shumpert explained. “Any other time, y’all would’ve just let us eat, but I get it.”
When we followed up and specified nothing “romantic” was going down … Shumpert didn’t budge.
“Nah, that’s my peoples.”
Even if he was dating Rose, he has the right to do so … remember, the 34-year-old shooting guard split from Teyana Taylor last year — makin’ him an eligible bachelor.
But, it seems the NBA champ is focused on business, telling us his new seven-part series called “Taking One for the Team” is set to drop on October 16th.
“Binge watch the whole thing!”
We also asked about his fellow NBA baller Dwight Howard‘s appearance on “Dancing With The Stars” … and he gives a bit of advice to the big man.
And DH12 better listen up … Shump won the whole thing in 2021!!
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