I went hiking up Trailer Canyon, in the Pacific Palisades Highlands. This is an expensive new neighborhood several miles from any kind of store or restaurant (I guess the servants do the shopping). All the houses are built in uniform Spanish-Colonial style and some of the streets are gated. If you follow signs, you get to Trailer Canyon trailhead, walk up a steep bank, and soon come out onto a nice trail. Later on, in the Santa Monica mountains, the trail becomes a wide fire road that is a favorite with mountain bikers.
What I love about it are the views.
You are hiking all alone, feeling as if you are on a lonely, lovely country road-- the only sound is the wind and the birds....
and you turn your head and see a vast city
by the ocean.
If you enjoy hiking, the Los Angeles Urban Rangers propose hikes in the local area on a regular basis, including Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains. A great way to find out about our local gems and trails:
http://www.laurbanrangers.org/
Posted by: Laure | 04 June 2008 at 20:30
Beautiful. I can understand why you like to hike there. :)
Posted by: Pumpkin | 04 June 2008 at 21:02