http://www.bigparadela.com/index.htmlThe Big Parade Los Angelesendan@bigparadela.comCopyright 2009 Dan Koeppel2009-07-17T03:03:03-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:47:14 -0700Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with Daily RotationThanks for subscribing to the Big Parade's news feed.dan@bigparadela.comNone2009-07-17T03:03:03-07:00http://www.bigparadela.com/page22/files/4ad4db63f91fbc93ae52b11e35b4b207-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.bigparadela.com/page22/files/4ad4db63f91fbc93ae52b11e35b4b207-5.html#unique-entry-id-5

JULY 17: All routes and timetables are now FINAL.. Downloadable versions have been posted.


JULY 17: Camping is closed. If you haven't received a personal OK, you can't camp. Sorry.


JULY 16: A list of highlights and sights along the way has been posted.


JULY 16: City Council President Eric Garcetti's office blogged us and told everyone in his district (my home district) to join us. We love you, Eric! Now, about that campsite permission - we're getting down to the wire!!!!


JULY 16: WE'VE GOT MUSIC! On Sunday, we'll be stopping for a visit at the Killsonic Kar Wash for sounds, baked goods, and a possible hose-down. The event goes on all day, so stay, if you're not walking. Revised versions of both timetables and the maps are posted. A mass transit guide is also now available.


JULY 13: The Day Two timetable is complete. We're stopping at the Corralitas Red Car property at the border of Silverlake and Echo Park, as well as at Griffith Observatory, and more! Both timetables are pretty basic - more info about where we'll go and what we'll see, as well as detailed walk-along directions, are on the way.


JULY 13: The Big Parade Flyer is here. Please download it and distribute it (Spanish version coming.)


JULY 13: The Day Two (along with the Day One) Maps are complete. See them here.


JULY 12: The Day One timetable is complete. Among our scheduled stops will be a tour of the Fellowship Park Way area in Echo Park, and a visit with the Homegrown Evolution urban farmers in Silverlake. Day Two coming tomorrow. See mistakes? Use the email below.


JULY 10: Budget cuts have KILLED Echo Park lake, and our walk has - sadly - been adjusted to take that into account.





]]>dan@bigparadela.comStats2009-07-23T00:08:53-07:00http://www.bigparadela.com/page22/files/4b5984cd879a4a903b8f60c82cea6b69-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.bigparadela.com/page22/files/4b5984cd879a4a903b8f60c82cea6b69-2.html#unique-entry-id-2So many numbers, and more to come. These come from the mighty GPS of Steve Matsuda, though we’re having an expert look at the altitude numbers. Garmin’s algorithms hate stairways.

Mileage: 44.90
Total Walking Time: 26:48:06
Ascent: 24,188 ft
Descent: 23,340 ft
Ave Pace, Day 1: 1.6 mph
Ave Pace, Day 2: 1.7 mphJULY 18: We're off! FOLLOW US on TWITTER, or use the download links to meet us today or tomorrow!





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On Saturday, our biggest crowd was 68 people, just after Chango coffee shop in Echo Park.

On Sunday, we reached 61, at LA Mill Coffee in Silverlake.

But most amazing of all was our climb to the Hollywood Sign. We arrived out of Griffith Park late - the sun was setting - with less than 15 people. Sixteen additional walkers were waiting at the Beachwood Market, and together we pushed, through the dark, up six stairways, and then another two difficult miles to the top of Mt. Lee. We didn’t get back to the street until close to ten...

Thirty one people to the Hollywood Sign in the darkness, and home again. Those who joined in for that last stretch gave those of us who’d walked for two days something to climb for. It was beautiful. To all of those who waited in Beachwood Canyon, thanks to you for getting us to the finish line.

Photo: Taken by Steve Matsuda as he the GPS and took this photo and walked the entire thing. Steve is an Incredible.

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City Council President Eric Garcetti's office blogged us and told everyone in his district (my home district) to join us.

Kristin's List picked us..



So did Kayte's L.A. travel blog..




Eastsider on the Go, the Echo Park blog from Jesus Sanchez, who leads the Echo Park Historical Society sponsored walks in that neighborhood.

Alissa Walker's GelatoBaby. Alissa is helping us get things done with the city, and she's a stair-obsessive herself.

Green LA Girl, which produced better screenshots than I did.

Franklin Avenue, which is the home of the Great Los Angeles Walk - one of the events that inspired The Big Parade.

Modern Hiker, Casey Schreiner's possibly best-hiking-blog on the planet.

The Wanderkind, dedicated to Los Angeles travel, food, and writing.

Mother Nature Network green aggregator blog.

Thanks, all!




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