Wandering Zen - Griffith Park - Wandering But Not Lost

Today we welcome Susan Judy to the Wandering But Not Lost Podcast Studio to share some of her stories and insights into one of America’s best urban parks. Griffith Park is home to so many wonderful sights and incredible things to do for all ages and we’ll do our best to point out some of the best wandering highlights.

We welcome Susan Judy to the WBNL Podcast Studio. Susan is a life-long musician/singer, i.e., mainly contractor/self-employed. She sings professionally as both soloist and choral singer and has spent seven of her latest years with the LA Master Chorale.

Susan just started a business with a member of their “band,” Voxfire, in order to promote their recently released album, FONTIS – and, discovered it’s a real pain getting everything up and running – especially with all the virtual worlds to negotiate out there: for example, https://www.voxfire.band, Facebook.com@Voxfire, Instagram.com@Voxfire

She is a life-long nature lover, one could even say, a rather obsessed nature lover who has spent hours of her life poring over gardening/native plant manuals. An amateur – and somewhat lazy – gardener…

Susan is also a wanderer, with a long history of hiking/skiing/back-packing/& a fair amount of bicycling, and I’m proud to say she is this wanderer’s sister-in-law dear!

Today’s Giveaway – a complimentary cd of Susan’s newest album, Fontis! Be the 17th person to email matt@wanderingbutnotlost.com with the subject line “I Want Fontis” along with your contact information, and you’ll be enjoying the melodic sounds of Voxfire before you know it!

Wandering Griffith Park

An excerpt from an article from KCET…

The recent premiere of downtown L.A.’s Grand Avenue Park and the continuing debate over the public use of Pershing Square has returned attention to a longstanding criticism of Los Angeles: its relative lack of parkland within the city limits. Yet, ironically, L.A. boasts one of the largest urban parks in the nation; at 4,310 acres, Griffith Park is four times the size of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and nearly five times the size of New York’s Central Park.

With chaparral-covered slopes, deep canyons shaded by riparian trees and shrubs, and a menagerie of wild animals — including the occasional mountain lion — the park is a showcase for what remains of Southern California’s native flora and fauna. Hiking trails open the park up to recreational users, while attractions like the Griffith Observatory and Los Angeles Zoo draw millions of tourists and other visitors annually.

To learn more, go to the KCET website.

There are so many things to see and do at the park. Here are some helpful links so that you get acquainted with the layout for your visit (note that several places are closed due to COVID-19 observances):

Griffith Park Website

Griffith Observatory

Friends of Griffith Park

Now, sit back and enjoy the following beautiful photography & video from Susan…