Charles Fleming has published a new book Secret Walks of Los Angeles. It has been at least nine months since I was able to join him and 100 of my ‘friends’ for a Sunday walk. First order of business:
I am acknowledged in the book, I tested the Franklin Canyon walk. This is a favorite in the hills of Studio City, although I have walked it often, it was fun to follow his instructions.
We met at the Los Angeles Railroad museum, which was all decked out for Halloween. This is right next to Travel town and unfortunately, I don’t think it’s open as often. Today’s walk was all about the horse trails that start across the freeway and the river in Burbank.
Into the tunnel and to the light at the other end – this takes us under the busy 134 Freeway.
To view the river right before it enters the Glendale narrows, here it does have the concrete bottom. Also interesting geese that have bred with the Canada geese so they are very big.
Off on their own, the mallard ducks.
Across the river, the horse riders are getting their exercise. 
Along with their dogs.
Weeds in California are beautiful.
Even those seen through a rusty chain link fence right by the freeway.
We crossed a bridge over the river, one that the horses use all the time, full of hay and horse droppings. There are many stables here, really a lot more than I expected, when walking on foot one sees much more than looking out the window of a car. 
This wasn’t the only person renting a horse, we saw a number of families doing the same thing.
Smack dab in the middle of the city, surrounded by freeways, Disney studios and NBC studios is horse country. All the homes in this area are horse friendly, many have their own stables, those who don’t simply board the horses in on of the many stables around.
This fellow peered over the fence at us. We saw many riders, some of whom were not happy to see a large group of people and dogs on their path.
November 1st in Los Angeles, warm, bright and people out walking and enjoying the surroundings.
Leah