27 miles on 13hours at LAX

LAX – Los Angeles

April 16th in LA was a nice sunny day for a ride! Temperatures in the 60’s with winds of about 10 mph out of west were the conditions. I rode from the hotel on the LAX strip around the north side of the airport (Westchester Blvd) to the beach. From there rode 11 miles further on the Marvin Braude bike trail taking me about 10 miles further, all the way to Torrance. Along the way I past El Segundo, which I think consists of nothing but power plants one after another. Then came the real beach communities; Hermosa, Manhattan, and Redondo Beaches. I think it was Manhattan Beach where the most spectacular houses were. One that stood out was all glass with a shiny chromed Harley in the living room! There several others that I swore I'd seen in movies! The bike trail actually goes through a parking garage on the south end of the Redondo Beach Marina! The beach activity didn’t really take off until I was returning. On the way back I observed a wave kayaker, kite surfer both preparing to enter the water, a number of surfers that were not out earlier. I also noted a hang glider port, I think in El Segundo but no hang gliders. My seat nearly fell off as I was approaching the hotel. I did not have an Allen wrench with me to secure the seat to the post. I’ll be doing some tool shopping this week. Total: 27 miles