There are certain places I totally love and make sure to never EVER share with anyone. Hence why I’m dedicating a blog post to them.

Truth be told, I don’t get a chance to go anymore, but if you live in Los Angeles and have no time to check out a five star rated hiking trail featured on localhikes.com, (pay attention here, I just bestowed upon you a pearl of a website) then why not check out these three jewels nestled in our swine of a city.

Beverly Hills is wretched by nature, but Coldwater Canyon Park is worth bringing your camera along, especially on a rainy afternoon. Don’t pay attention to the occasional fame-starved celebrity getting lost on their way to Runyon Canyon. Hey, look at the birdie over there…

If you choose to head south, why not skip their idiotic fishing pond and check out Kenneth Hahn Park’s sloping hills instead. If I were a horse I’d be happy to run around exploring all day. There’s a slice of nature hidden away from the hellacious traffic of La Cienega, the oil rigs are just a herring.

Lastly, the Yogananda Lake Shrine is magical. Not only do you get to see red and violet dragonflies everywhere, but where else can you find some of Gandhi’s ashes 30 miles off the shore of the Indian Ocean? I don’t know either, but I bet you can’t.

One more thing.
The Wildebeat.net.
One of the loveliest podcasts to ever have been created for anyone who loves hiking, camping, or communing with nature in their own way.
I’m forever nostalgic for the days when I used to receive my weekly notice that a new episode was available to download.
Still.
An archive of all recordings are free and available through their website. Check it out, I’ll be glad you did.

So get out into the open, what the hell you waitin’ for??
Sure, bring your smart phone with you, dummy.