Urban Hiking in Los Angeles

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Urban Hiking in Los Angeles http://www.meetup.com/Urban-Hiking/ http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/b/e/a/global_55931242.jpeg 20110913

Los Angeles, CA 90034

Location:

Long Beach, CAUSA 90804

Member since:

September 17, 2011

Has attended:

3 Meetups

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Introduction

This is a great idea. I love to explore a city on foot.

What days/times are generally good for you to come to a meetup?

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays

What part of the city would you like to hike?

Nothing north of L.A.

Tanya

Hi Teresa! Are you going to this one? http://www.meetup.com/Urban-Hiking/ev...

Feb 15, 2012 7:11 PM
Tanya

Hi! Sorry I missed you at Long Beach! Dec was busy and I just got back from the East COast! I will be going to the Silverlake Stairs hike next weekend- you?

Jan 19, 2012 6:33 PM
Paul Chevalier The Downtown Get Down

We recognize you! Welcome ! We hope to see you at an event very soon! We've two coming up this month that should be very interesting.

Jan 10, 2012 2:37 PM
Tanya

Hi Teresa! Was great to meet you on the Culver Hike:-) Hope to see you in Long Beach!

Nov 07, 2011 7:10 PM
Hiroshi

Hi Teresa! The bike ride went well. I went on another bike ride today up in the Valley. We'll probably be posting this as an event sometime soon. School is going well; a lot of reading! How are you doing? I hope all is well!

Oct 24, 2011 3:29 AM
Matt Urban Hiking in Los Angeles

Hi Teresa, Welcome to the Urban Hiking group. Thanks for RSVP'ing to the next hikes. We'll have to also plan a hike in your area. Long Beach is such a cool old part of town, there are a bunch of neat place to hike around there. Glad to have you as part of the group, and I look forward to meeting you at the next event.

Sep 18, 2011 2:41 AM
Mike

Hi Teresa, Did you see Jonna's Beer tasting event at the Montage on the 8th. Might be a nice addition to the CDM pub crawl. I think she has one more space available.

Sep 14, 2011 1:14 AM
John_from_Glendale

Sorry you have work. I'll drink a glass of wine for you.

Sep 10, 2011 8:03 PM
John_from_Glendale

Hi Teresa! I wanted to tell you about a hike and picnic Sunday Sept 11 @ 9 am in Griffith Park. It's with LA Foodies and you could bring a friend if you like. I know this is kind of last-minute, but if you are interested, let me know.

Sep 10, 2011 12:23 PM
John Bolin Orange County Salon

Teresa:
I just stumbled across this and am planning a visit on 9/24 with OCA&C.
I am passing this along to you in the event you do not know of it.
Art Circles at The Getty
9/24/11 6:00 PM
The Getty Center
ART CIRCLE EVENT: Study and explore one masterpiece in the collection with an educator.
For a description of a past Art Circle event go to http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/art-circl....
TICKET(S): $20 per session (includes a sandwich voucher).
There are several scheduled dates.

Sep 06, 2011 12:08 PM

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Founded Sep 12, 2011

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This meet up is all about exploring Los Angeles on foot. There are so many interesting parts of Los Angeles that you never notice as you drive by it in your car. By getting out and exploring the city, we'll discover new things we didn't know existed. We'll try to keep most hikes between 4-7 miles to make sure we have time to complete the hike and have time to explore during the hike.

What is Urban Hiking?

An urban hike gives us the chance to explore the terrain we live in, to contemplate how we live and interact with the urban space we call home. We break out of the limitations of our daily agendas and how they circumscribe our perception of where we live. I think we’re more likely to give nature its due as independent, animated space. How do we perceive the shape and spirit of the cities we live in? We too often disconnect from our urban spaces, but in doing so we forget that we’re always creatures of habitat. Whatever place we reside, we learn to “be” in that place – survive, thrive – just as our ancestors did. What can change in our “being” (or being there) when we come to know the city we call home?

Likewise, urban hiking can help us reclaim our own natural wayfaring instincts. As with nature hiking, we can explore our urban environments with the trekking mindset. Urban hiking isn’t just a walk after all: like any hike, it’s a journey we undertake, a physical and sensory passage we retreat within. We engage with a place by acting within it, moving within it, taking it into our senses and imagination – not as isolated landmarks but as a full and continuous terrain. As much help and assurance as cells phones and GPS can be, take it in on your own terms. See where your whim takes you, where the landscape of people and activity and architecture lead you. Absorb the chance for deep, contemplative solitude or relish the opportunities for new acquaintance and conversation. Lose yourself for a fall afternoon in the complex configurations and meanderings of the place you’ll never see the same way again.

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