Ballona Lagoon and Venice Canals--and garlic-fest at Gaby's

NIGHT HIKE AT BALLONA LAGOON & VENICE CANALS

LOTS OF WATER AND BIRDS

4 MILES AND 2 HOURS HIKE/WALK, part on a dirt path, part on sidewalk in the Venice Canals

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DIRECTIONS: In West L.A/Marina Del Rey area--take Washington Blvd all the way to the beach. Two blocks before the Venice Pier, turn left on Via Dolce and go 1/2 mile. At the fork, go straight. (The left fork is Marquesas and that leads to Via Marina--DON'T go that way!) The right fork stays called Via Dolce and we will be parked next to the big lagoon, between Marquesas Way and Roma Court.

HERE IS A PRINTABLE MAP:

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A GOOGLE MAP TO THE HIKE:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3945+Via+Dolce,+Marina+Del+Rey,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.976036,-118.46019&spn=0.010463,0.01929&sll=33.974969,-118.45886&sspn=0.010463,0.01929&z=16

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BRING: water, flashlight, comfortable hiking shoes.

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8:30 pm--DINNER AFTERWARD: Gaby's express on 3216 Washington Blvd., a block west of Lincoln Blvd.

MENU: http://www.gabysexpress.com/express_menu.html

MAP TO GABY'S:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3216+Washington+Blvd.+90292&sll=33.990323,-118.448737&sspn=0.006645,0.016512&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3216+Washington+Blvd,+Marina+del+Rey,+Los+Angeles,+California+90292&z=17&iwloc=A

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