Monrovia Canyon Park

2011 | Best Condescending Tone in the Whole Issue

If your weekly workout regimen consists of alcohol-laden Art Walk gallery-hopping, it's time to get out a little, like into nature. Close enough to the city to feel secure knowing urban pleasures aren't too far away but rugged enough to get a good sense of what the San Gabriel Mountains have to offer, Monrovia Canyon Park's Falls Trail is a good place to start for the nature-phobe. From the Nature Center -- a taxidermic "gallery" of sorts, filled with things you might encounter on the... More »