Summit Steppy

Mom is coming to town. You can only go out to eat so much. She's heard about hiking. She hasn't done a lot of it, but she does love her Zumba classes and walking around the subdivision. She doesn't have hiking boots, but she loves a sensible flat. Here is a list of five hikes that are perfect for your sweet mother that doesn't care what ya'll do, she just wants to spend time with her baby. I included a link to the All Trails description of these hikes so you can see the map ( I recommend downloading the app. It's free!) 1.  Elysian Park West Loop Trail 2.3 miles and 236 ft Elevation Gain, loop (a loop means you start and end in the same place) This hike is smack dab in the middle of Los Angeles. Great views of downtown and right near Dodger Stadium if Mom loves Baseball (or if Dad tags along).  There's a cute bench to sit in at the top and you can bring your dog. Easy to squeeze in between other obligations (and you won't get too sweaty if it...

Hiking for normal people. I'm extremely normal. What's normal? I don't know, but I'm it. I am unremarkable. You are probably unremarkable. This hiking blog is for us! I'm an actor and I live in LA. You don't know who I am, so that means I'm broke. What can you do if you have no money and no car? You walk your ass around. AND HIKING IS JUST WALKING ON DIRT! Death Valley National Park 4/1/2018 Let me rewind a bit. I moved to Alaska for 5 months in 2016. Before then, I could count on my hands the amount of hikes I'd done. But I knew I would be hiking because it's Alaska and all there is to do is drink beer and hike. So I spent $300 on a pair of  hiking boots (this is too much money. you don't have to spend this much money. I will talk about this later) and I flew to Alaska. I started on trails in the park and made some friends who knew some great hikes and we had the same day off, which is all you need.  So we started a hiking group and by th...