Secret Walks

Author : Charles Fleming
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781595808219

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Secret Walks by Charles Fleming Pdf

Secret Walks: A Walking Guide to the Hidden Trails of Los Angeles is a sequel to the popular Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles, and features another collection of exciting urban walks through parks, canyons, and neighborhoods unknown and unseen by most Angelinos. Each walk is rated for duration, distance, and difficulty, and is accompanied by a map. The walks, like those in Secret Stairs, are filled with fascinating factoids about historical landmarks—the original Bat Cave from Batman, the lake where Opie learned to fish on The Andy Griffith Show, or the storage barn for one of L.A.’s oldest wineries. The book also highlights the people who made the landmarks famous: the infamous water engineer William Mulholland; the convicted murderer and philanthropist Colonel Griffith J. Griffith; Charles Lummis, who walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles to take a job on the L.A. Times; and tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney, who dug canals to drain the marshes south of Santa Monica and create his American “Venice.” Written in the entertainingly informed style that has made Secret Stairs a Los Angeles Times best-seller, Secret Walks is the perfect book for the walker eager to explore but tired of the crowds at Runyon Canyon or Temescal Park.

Author : Charles Fleming
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781595808233

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Secret Walks by Charles Fleming Pdf

Secret Walks: A Walking Guide to the Hidden Trails of Los Angeles is a sequel to the popular Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles, and features another collection of exciting urban walks through parks, canyons, and neighborhoods unknown and unseen by most Angelinos. Each walk is rated for duration, distance, and difficulty, and is accompanied by a map. The walks, like those in Secret Stairs, are filled with fascinating factoids about historical landmarks—the original Bat Cave from Batman, the lake where Opie learned to fish on The Andy Griffith Show, or the storage barn for one of L.A.’s oldest wineries. The book also highlights the people who made the landmarks famous: the infamous water engineer William Mulholland; the convicted murderer and philanthropist Colonel Griffith J. Griffith; Charles Lummis, who walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles to take a job on the L.A. Times; and tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney, who dug canals to drain the marshes south of Santa Monica and create his American “Venice.” Written in the entertainingly informed style that has made Secret Stairs a Los Angeles Times best-seller, Secret Walks is the perfect book for the walker eager to explore but tired of the crowds at Runyon Canyon or Temescal Park.

Author : Stephen Millar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1902910516

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London's Hidden Walks by Stephen Millar Pdf

Author : Debbie Bulger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989925013

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Secret Walks & Staircases in Santa Cruz by Debbie Bulger Pdf

Secret Walks & Staircases in Santa Cruz is a guidebook to interesting walks in Santa Cruz California ranging from one mile to more than six miles. The vibrant route descriptions reveal the location of dozens of unmarked stairways and hidden passageways in this California Central Coast town. The featured walks lead to scenic vistas, historic structures, and natural areas. There are 44 detailed maps to aid the user. The more than 130 photographs include over 75 way-finding pictures and numerous photos of plants and animals likely to be seen by the walker. All walks are rated by distance and elevation gain. Useful data are provided about the effectiveness of pedestrian safety infrastructure such as median islands and flashing beacons.

Author : Charles Fleming
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781595809414

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Secret Stairs by Charles Fleming Pdf

Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, Secret Stairs highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical aspects of the city’s staircases, as well as of the neighborhoods in which the steps are located. From strolling through the classic La Loma neighborhood in Pasadena to walking the Sunset Junction Loop in Silver Lake, to taking the Beachwood Canyon hike through “Hollywoodland” to enjoying the magnificent ocean views from the Castellammare district in Pacific Palisades, Secret Stairs takes you on a tour of the staircases all across the City of Angels. The circular walks, rated for duration and difficulty, deliver tales of historic homes and their fascinating inhabitants, bits of unusual local trivia, and stories of the neighborhoods surrounding the stairs. That’s where William Faulkner was living when he wrote the screenplay for To Have and Have Not; that house was designed by Neutra; over there is a Schindler; that’s where Woody Guthrie lived, where Anais Nin died, and where Thelma Todd was murdered . . . Despite the fact that one of these staircases starred in an Oscar-winning short film—Laurel and Hardy’s The Music Box, from 1932—these civic treasures have been virtually unknown to most of the city’s residents and visitors. Now, Secret Stairs puts these hidden stairways back on the map, while introducing urban hikers to exciting new “trails” all around the city of Los Angeles.

Author : Graeme Chesters
Publisher : London Walks
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909282995

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London's Secret Walks by Graeme Chesters Pdf

London is a great city for walking, whether for pleasure, exercise or simply to get from A to B. Despite the city's extensive transport system, walking is also often the quickest way to get around − at least in the centre − and it's also free and healthy! London has grown organically over 2,000 years rather than being planned logically like some modern cities (such as New York). As a result many attractions are off the beaten track, away from the major thoroughfares and public transport hubs. This favours waking as the best way to explore the city, which contains a wealth of interesting sights in every 'nook and cranny'.

Author : Charles Fleming
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781595808806

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Secret Stairs: East Bay by Charles Fleming Pdf

Revised and Updated in September 2020! The hills of the East Bay contain one of the finest and densest urban hiking environments in the state of California—more than 400 paved pathways and public staircases lattice up and down the slopes of Berkeley and Oakland alone. Rising high above the city centers, with towering views of the San Francisco Bay, the Bay Bridge, and San Francisco itself, these elegant civic walking trails—many of them shaded in oaks and redwoods, and many unknown even to local residents—present a unique landscape for both the casual walker and dedicated hiker. Charles Fleming, the Southern California author whose bestselling 2010 walking guide Secret Stairs turned the hidden public staircases of Los Angeles into popular hiking trails, now turns his eyes northward. For Secret Stairs: East Bay, Fleming has designed more than 30 individual hiking loops. Linking multiple staircases into one-to two-hour self-guided strolls, these urban treks will delight the tourist, newly arrived Berkeley undergraduate, and veteran Bay Area resident alike. The circular walks, each calibrated by length, difficulty, and duration—and each accompanied by a detailed, easy-to-follow map—are sprinkled with fascinating facts about the historic staircases, the historic homes around them, and the famous Bay Area characters who gave them their names. Walk the walks of Bret Harte, Mark Twain, and John Muir! Climb Berkeley’s massive Fred Herbert and Tamalpais Paths, hike Easter Way, and summit Sunset Trail! Mount Oakland’s Oakmore stairs, then tackle the hills of Upper Rockridge and Crocker Highlands via the public staircases. And do it all within easy walking distance from BART or bus stops, free parking, and excellent Bay Area cafés.

Author : Robert E. Johnson,Janet L. Byron
Publisher : Roaring Forties Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781938901515

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Berkeley Walks by Robert E. Johnson,Janet L. Byron Pdf

Berkeley Walks celebrates the things that make Berkeley such a wonderful walking city—diverse architecture, panoramic views, tree-lined neighborhoods, historic homes, unusual gardens, secret pathways, hidden parks, vibrant street life, trend-setting restaurants, and intriguing history. Fascinating and surprising sidelights include the apartment building from which Patty Hearst was kidnapped; Ted Kaczynski’s home before he became the Unabomber; and the residences of Nobel laureates and literary Berkeleyans such as Thornton Wilder, Ann Rice, and Philip K. Dick. Bob Johnson and Janet Byron—longtime city residents and tour guides—designed these 18 walks to showcase the many elements that make Berkeley’s neighborhoods, shopping districts, and academic areas such fun to explore. Visitors will discover a vibrant community beyond the University of California campus borders, while locals will be surprised and delighted by the treasures in their own backyards. Highlights of the book include a focus on architects Joseph Esherick, John Galen Howard, Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, James Plachek, Walter Ratcliff, Jr., and John Hudson Thomas, 100 archival and original photos, and 20 maps, including a map of Berkeley bookstores.

Author : Rob Smith (Producer of guidebooks),Marin Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Ibiza (Spain)
ISBN : 0956931561

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Secret Walks by Rob Smith (Producer of guidebooks),Marin Davies Pdf

Author : Stephen Millar
Publisher : London's Hidden Walks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1902910680

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London's Hidden Walks Volume 4 by Stephen Millar Pdf

Author : Stephen Altschuler
Publisher : Western Tanager
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0934136483

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More Hidden Walks in the Bay Area by Stephen Altschuler Pdf

Author : Marcus Jastrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Aramaic language
ISBN : UOM:39015018428295

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A Dictionary of the Targumim by Marcus Jastrow Pdf

Author : Hermann Sudermann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
ISBN : UCAL:$B613383

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The Book of My Youth by Hermann Sudermann Pdf

"This book looks at Hogan's swing more closely than anything has ever done, and McLean's aim is to describe clearly and concisely its key components. What's more, this book will give you the opportunity, via its rare photographs, to look at and observe Ben Hogan yourself. And along the way McLean will show you how you can integrate Hogan's mechanics into your own game. The key to this book, what makes it like no other, are the three series of film stills of Hogan at his very best in the last 1940s before his terrible car accdident and how McLean uses them to show the details and the important motions of Hogan's entire golf swing"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Kashmiri proverbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590554255

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A dictionary of Kashmiri proverbs, explained by J.H. Knowles by Kashmiri proverbs Pdf

Author : James Hinton Knowles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Folklore
ISBN : HARVARD:HX7C67

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A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs & Sayings by James Hinton Knowles Pdf