Since it dawned on me to pursue any and all possible options of getting around in Los Angeles, one of the first ideas I had was to navigate the Los Angeles River, which is technically not a river but a seasonal creek by flow volume. It is under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineer, which controls all waterways in the US deemed navigable. Since no vessel larger than a canoe or kayak has ever successfully traveled the river, this poses an interesting question, as the Army's decision has impacted the water in such drastic ways, channelizing it with concrete after the severe flood of 1937. So yesterday, I bought a kayak and a waterproof video camera.
As a distant goal of this project is to eventually lead tours with different modes of travel to showcase environmental, social and economically sustainable businesses, communities and how they interact with natural features. So it behooves me to introduce someone who is a little ahead of me, already beginning to offer expeditions on the river. Here we have
LA River Expeditions whose mission is to "
lead guided recreational/educational canoe/kayak excursions down the more pleasant, soft-bottomed stretches of the LA River".
