The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate with extended hours on Memorial Day. The first car up on Monday (May 31) will be at 8:00 a.m., the last car up will be at 6:00 p.m. and the last car down will be at 8:00 p.m. Reporter Cassidy Taylor says that guided nature walks also begin this weekend…
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate with extended hours on Memorial Day. The first car up on Monday (May 31) will be at 8 a.m., the last car up will be at 6 p.m. and the last car down will be at 8 p.m. Reporter Cassidy Taylor says that guided nature walks also begin this weekend…
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No plans for Memorial Day weekend? Think about exploring the trails in Southern California. Some of my favorites are these lesser-known routes. Find details at the 50 best hikes in L.A.
Nicholas Flat, Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu. The terrain and the views make this one of the best coastal hikes around. The “flat” part of the hike leads to grassy meadows and a pond where you can stop and picnic. Hopefully you’ll see birds and ducks in the unexpected pool. Park at Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu and head inland from there. 6.9 miles round trip, 1,664 feet of gain.
Some high points require expert skill, a bit of luck, and probably some suffering. Not these. Here are 14 peaks high on views, low on effort that don’t play hard to get.
By Heller McAlpin Correspondent
Do you know what a guncle is? I didn’t before I read Steven Rowley’s heartwarming new novel. But my children’s beloved guncle – that is, gay uncle – sure did. Rowley hits the sweet spot between hilarity and heart in this endearing charmer about a famous sitcom star who becomes the reluctant, unconventional guardian of his niece and nephew for a summer.
As he demonstrated in “Lily and the Octopus” (2016), his debut novel about an adored pet dachshund’s illness, and “The Editor” (2019), about a struggling young writer whose editor, none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, helps unlock his career and personal life, Rowley knows how to tug heartstrings. In “The Guncle,” he doesn’t just flirt with sentimentality, he invites it to move right in.