Training: Echo Park/Angelino Heights/Silverlake

Sharie, Tyler and Jason joined us for a full day of urban hiking. We started at Cafe Tropical for Cuban sandwiches, guanabana shakes and cream cheese guava pastries. The nine-mile route wound through neighborhoods of Echo Park, Silverlake and Angelino Heights. A large bag of sliced fruit with salt and lemon from a vendor in the park kept us going strong. We experienced beautiful views, steep hills, stately old houses, lakes, and a few transvestites. We rewarded ourselves at the Red Lion Tavern with Fransiskaners and sundry pork products, good practice for Spain. See more photos. Click below to see our route.

Carlos, Kirsten, Sharie, Tyler, Jason
Echo Lake and Glendale Blvd
Victorian house on Carroll Street
Cooling our heels at Silverlake Park. Carlos removes his pants.
Through the wilderness

View from the conquered crest of Earl Street