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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Prepping for the Great Wilshire Walk



Looks like we're getting a good crowd -- most of whom I've never met! -- to join in on the Great Wilshire Walk this Saturday. The weather looks like it will be agreeable: Partly cloudy, with a high of 78. Sounds like perfect walking weather.

I asked Eric Lynxwiler -- who co-wrote the "Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles" book with author Kevin Roderick -- to share some insight on the walk. He did it several years ago. Eric writes:

The 15.8-mile journey took me and my friends about seven or eight hours to complete. I can't recall exactly how long it took, but we started at One Wilshire on Grand Avenue at about 8am and ended up having dinner by the beach before the sun set. We were fast walkers, but stopped occasionally to rest, eat and poke around places we'd never before noticed from a car.

Some advice:
Do wear comfortable clothes; I got several blisters in my walking shoes and two of my friends we uncomfortably chaffed by the end of the day. There's plenty of food, water and bathrooms along the way and you can find them in the usual places: grocery stores, Starbucks, fast food chains, LACMA, hotels. Do try to catch a few interiors as you walk; you may find an open door at some of Wilshire Center's unbelievable churches for example. St. Basil's is an under-appreciated favorite.

Don't forget to also bring a digital camera (of course, you bloggers out there already know to do this). And, of course, figure out transportation at the end -- how are you getting back to your car?

And yes, you're welcome to walk part of the way with us, or join us mid-walk.

See you Saturday! Don't forget -- if you wanna eat first, we'll be at the Standard Hotel's coffee shop at 7. And we're leaving One Wilshire straight at 8!

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