NATURAL RESOURCES BOOK REVIEW.Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. Map-Pack BikeMapDude Productions, $13.95. Dudes Dudes may refer to:
They only cover limited areas and are missing, like, important stuff. The map of Point Mugu State Park Point Mugu State Park is a large park located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Southern California. It is in the Western Santa Monica Mountains. The park can be accessed from the north in the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center and from the south doesn't show the Sine Nombre (a mellow single track ride) or the totally sweet Two Foxes trail. The maps are plastic coated, so they won't get soggy in your jersey pocket. Or, better, you could use one to boot a tire if you have a gnarly (jargon) gnarly - /nar'lee/ Both obscure and hairy. "Yow! - the tuned assembler implementation of BitBlt is really gnarly!" From a similar but less specific usage in surfer slang. blowout. The maps do have trail ratings (easy to extreme), but there is better beta out there. Try Tom Harrison's series of trail maps and you'll be stylin'. Or save your money and log on to nrmbc.org and you can rip and print maps, descriptions and complete trail profiles for free. - Bill Becher ON THE INTERNET When you were a kid, chances are strong that you climbed on a bike. Now with the age of instant information, it might be time to dust off your lime-green biker bik·er n. 1. One who rides a bicycle or a motorbike. 2. A motorcyclist, especially a member of a motorcycle gang. biker Noun a person who rides a motorcycle shorts (purely optional), grab a mountain bike and head for the hills. The Web site www.socalmtb.com is a good place to start your planning. With this site, it really does not matter if you are a seasoned mountain biker or still have your training wheels training wheels pl.n. A pair of small wheels attached to the rear axle of a bicycle so that beginning riders can ride without falling over. . Local riders give the site a personal touch. Those who put this site together really know what they're doing. They personally review almost 300 trails that encompass 11 counties. You also get recent feedback from other riders to get multiple perspectives on what kind of trail you're going to encounter. In addition to the trails, you can check out the classified section for equipment, shop links for new equipment, an impressive photo gallery, the message board, the story board for experiences on a variety of trails and an event board that is exceptionally informative and updated through the rest of the year. The Web site lists 108 trails throughout the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County area. Each one is rated ``beginner'' through ``expert'' and gives specific driving directions, elevation, ride time and miscellaneous tips to make your ride more enjoyable. - Nate Brown CAPTION(S): photo, 2 boxes Photo: no caption (``Santa Monica Mountains Map-Pack'') Box: (1) TUNE IN (2) CHECK IT OUT |
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