Tuesday, December 6th
On Tuesday I visited two sculpture parks, one of the artist Noah Purifoy and another containing crumbling Christian themed statues.
The Purifoys and the Christians
Aliens & Art
Monday, December 5th
Monday night I scootered out to visit the famous UFO haven: Giant Rock. This was a terrible idea.
Salvation at Slab City
Sunday, December 4th
I had a whole day to explore on Sunday and I’d been contemplating going down to the Salton Sea when Anne Elisabeth informed me of the existence of Slab City and Salvation Mountain. I spent some quality time with maps and things fell into place; I’d head down to the Salton Sea and circle it clockwise, taking in whatever desert madness I could on the way. There was plenty to choose from.
Let It Sn… Wait, Don’t Do That!
Saturday, December 3rd
Saturday I booked for travel and a little shopping. I knew I wanted to stop by Chaparrals again on my way back out to the desert, and I also knew Big Bear Lake was sort of on the way. Seems like a logical detour to take!
Broadly Speaking: the Last of LA
Monday, November 28th – Friday, December 2nd
My second week in Los Angeles felt even busier, although largely because I didn’t have a bunch of days off. A trip down to San Diego, an evening with one of my favorite bands, a lovely contemporary art museum, and finally some crazy, giant towers.
GdT at LACMA
Sunday, November 27th
Sunday I headed across town to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It was the last day of the Guillermo del Toro “At Home with Monsters” exhibit. I ended up liking the exhibit a lot more than I expected, mostly because it was such a vivid exploration of how hard it is to try and represent horror and the supernatural in visual form without it all falling flat combined with del Toro’s clear love of presenting the subject matter coming through.
Art ahead, some NSFW.
Abandoned Zoo
Saturday, November 26th
Saturday I decided to take a wandering hike in Griffith Park, finding a entrance that was near (and new) to me and just wandering around. My wandering led me into the abandoned zoo, something I’d totally forgotten about (and never seen in person).
Los Angeles III: The Human Condition
Friday, November 25th
The Friday after Thanksgiving was a full day including a fantastical science museum, an abandoned hospital full of art and an amazing bookstore. I started off by heading downtown.
Thanksgiving in LA: On the Beach
Thursday, November 24th
This trip has been a mix of staying in cities or being somewhere with a lot of hiking. When I have a full day off it’s easy to figure out what to do if I’m near a national park, but what do you do when you’re in a big city where most everything is closed? You go to the beach!
Welcome to Los Angeles
Monday, November 21st – Wednesday, November 23rd
I spent a busy couple of weeks in Los Angeles. I checked out a large amount of art, so that’s going to be the majority of pictures but I also managed to take my scooter down the beach for Thanksgiving and eat and drink my way through Atwater Village.
