There's Trails in Those Santa Monica Mountains!
Driving up Topanga Creek Canyon For the past month or so I've been building trails and bridges on the Sunshine Coast and it wasn't til I flew into LA, I didn't know if riding a bike was on the agenda. Really, I didn't know what I was going to do, but I brought my road biking gear figuring that I may rent a road bike and go for a tour. It didn't take me long to realize that LA does an awesome job in managing the flow of the daily commute of 12 million cars...12 MILLION CARS! However, riding bikes on these roads would have been a quick trip to the hospital. (Actually during my time down there, instead of hitting a tourist attractions, my son and I drove the Freeways (101, 405 and Hollywood freeway) for shits and giggles. There is nothing like driving 65 miles/hour in bumper to bumper traffic 8 lanes wide). Great roads for a car but not for a road cyclist - perhaps the seasoned LA cyclist but not for this country bumpkin! So, I decided to see if ther...