Posted on 05/27/2013 12:25:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles River Recreation Zone officially opened up to the public Monday.
City officials launched the new summer boat and recreational program at 10 a.m. at Marsh Park in Elysian Valley.
“For the first time since the Los Angeles River was channelized in the 1930′s, the public will be welcomed to access and enjoy a 2.5-mile stretch of the Los Angeles River near downtown to boat to kayak, walk, and fish,” officials said in a statement.
The recreation zone starts at LA River crossover at Fletcher Boulevard and Oso Park, Chief Ranger Fernando Gomez with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority told KNX1070′s Margaret Carrero.
Maybe the ‘kayak tours’ include that graffiti section that we kids loved, with the decorated storm drain covers and tires.
Why not open the whole river? The EPA says it can be;
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Looks more like run off.
Probably a lot of “lost” guns in that stretch of “river.”
Can you pan for gold there?
Screw government. People have been kayaking a stretch of it near us for years.
The only time it becomes an issue is during heavy rain when some idiot has to take his kid(s) down to see the running water.
Have to admit I haven’t seen the river since I was a kid in the late ‘60s, but from what I remember I could urinate a better stream than the LA River had every time I saw it.
Los Feliz. Howdy neighbor!
you got it!
It's a nice mix of freeway runoff and sewer overflow packed with motor oil, body fluids, body parts, rat feces and other natural elements found commonly in natural waterways. It's a fine outing for any city-dweller who wants to experience that "back to nature" feeling.
I used to play in the gutter when I was a kid, but I grew up.
That’s the LA River? That’s hilarious. It’s a drainage ditch.
Yeah I know, have seen it many times. I live in Bakersfield so have spent a fair amount of my life in LA for one reason or another. lol
..something to do when not at the ‘Doyers’ game.
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I’m with Walter on this....http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/hawaii.wav
The Beverly Hillbillies were pretty disappointed when they saw the Los Angeles “river”.
all the gold in california is in a bank in beverly hills under somebody elses name
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