June 8: A popular day for touring the L.A. River

Missed the Great L.A. River Clean Up yesterday? Too bad -- but now that volunteers have prettied things up for you, it's the perfect time to take a grand tour of our famous but relatively unknown river.  On June 8, you can join a bunch of other Angelenos to check out the L.A. River -- by bike or by car!

Be one of 2,000+ cyclists taking part in The Los Angeles River Ride on June 8, organized by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. Riders at all levels are welcome; you can pick from 100-, 70-, 50-, 10-mile rides -- or a Kids' Ride.

There'll be music, food, prizes -- and like pretty much every big event happening in L.A. these days, an Eco Expo. Register to ride for $49 ($39 for LACBC members). The Kids' Ride costs just $15.

Think it's too hot to bike? Then take a car-caravan tour of the L.A. River with the nonprofit Friends of the L.A. River on June 8, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. See current and planned river restoration sites, including the Sepulveda Basin in the Valley, the Glendale Narrows across from Griffith Park, the historic Arroyo Seco confluence, the Los Angeles State Historic Park (a.k.a. the Cornfield), and the heart of downtown. At each spot you'll learn about the river's important role in the city's past, present and future.

Sign up by contacting FoLAR at mail@folar.org or (323) 223-0585. The tour costs $25 for adults ($20 for FoLAR members); children under 18 and dogs are free.

Photo by Siel

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I wish you had posted about the LA River clean up day before it happened so we wouldn't miss it......... maybe next year?