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.
not by ship, alaska in and out of SF, convenient for us, no TSA strip searches... I hope not anyway.. I love Hawaii, I want my ashes tossed into hot lava.. I can bearly handle flying there.. ;-]
Oh my gosh. Storm drains, Felix.. It’s all coming back to me now. Somewhere there is a place where the storm drains all have Felix the cat on hem! Does that place still exist?
And you were damn lucky you weren’t killed!
Almost every year some teenager(s) try something similar and either put first responders’ life in danger or loose there own. Darwin at work!
I’m from Glendale - I know from whence you are speaking of - yet that sucker can have really fast currents.
I hope you enjoy yourselves. I doubt I’ll ever go to Alaska or Hawaii.
I can’t wait to see Selma Kayak swimming in the L.A. River.
She’s a hottie.
“Almost every year some teenager(s) try something similar and either put first responders life in danger or loose there own. Darwin at work!”
We didn’t have to put up with those jerks back in the 40s!!!
Yes, it is over by the zoo near Griffith Park. Not far from the pony rides and the Merry Go Round. Perhaps you could kayak down the wild water there/ some portaging necessary I suspect.
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