avoiding LA traffic

[handmade34]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ro__HhM_3I

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today designated the concrete-clad Los Angeles River as a "Traditional Navigable Water." The designation is a boon to local officials who have been seeking to restore the Los Angeles River and its environs. While the river is not truly navigable by anything larger than a kayak (see a great YouTube video), the designation provides for environmental protection for the Los Angeles River along its 51-mile route from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach. The designation of the Los Angeles River as a "Traditional Navigable Water" reminds this author of the conversion of Lake Champlain into the sixth Great Lake in 1998"

from http://geography.about.com/b/2010/07/07/los-angeles-river-declared-navigable.htm?nl=1

[Tikki]

1. There is something hauntingly beautiful...

about the Los Angeles River...



Tikki

[handmade34]

2. when I work in CA

or places SouthWest I am saddened and concerned about the water shortage and problems associated with...

[Javaman]

3. I think it's the cast off easter basket. nt

[Gold Metal Flake]

5. It's a great place for a movie car chase.

[OxQQme]

4. Whoa! Flashback

Back in the early 60's, we used to hold midnite drag races down there.
Cops watching from the bridges.
Hundreds of spectators lined up on the banks.
Dozens of competitors.
One time Tommy Ivo even brought his 4 engined "Freight Train" AA/fuel dragster and made an exhibition run.
When we were chased out occasionally, we moved to the paved, but unfinished, segments of the freeways.