Gone backpacking (overnight)

I’ll be backpacking Fri-Sat in the Angeles National Forest.  Just a little 14 mile overnight trip to see how I like solo backpacking.

Backpacking is different this year.  Due to the drought and the resultant extreme fire hazard, no fires or cooking are allowed. You can not even boil water on a propane stove (how backpackers generally prepare food, as freeze-dried food is now quite tasty.  Seriously!).  Plus, the normal water sources are dry, thus water must be packed in.  So, it’s cold food and fifteen pounds of water in the backpack.

And yes, I’m looking forward to this!

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Two excellent websites                
LAOkay.com has 10,000+ links of things to do and places of see in L.A. Recently it started an architecture section, which has been growing fast.

Many photos, detailed information, and maps - featuring adobes, Victorians, Frank Lloyd Wright, Craftmen, historic, Greene & Greene, and even octagonal buildings!  Many of the photos were taken by webmaster (and friend) Don Allred, who thinks he may soon have the most photos of historic abode sites online anywhere. 

Don also has a humungous genealogy site, AllredRoster.com, with 147,000+ searchable entries.  Both sites are free, and both run on databases he created.  Nice stuff!

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LA Examiner presents their California Quarter design!

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