February 2nd, 2011 
maxlance1 Big Bear is located two-and-a-half hours East of Los Angeles and features some of the best – and only – skiing within two-and-a-half hours of Los Angeles. Directions: Take the 210 until you go uphill. When you hit water, you’re there. It is a nice mix of local restaurants and shops that are owned by [...]
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No Comments » December 7th, 2010 maxlance1 The Bridge to Nowhere is located in Azusa, California. In the 1930s, someone thought it would be a good idea to build a road in the middle of a mountain range that would forever be uninhabitable. This was before Sim City. When they hit a giant dip over a river, they built a beautiful arch [...]
Posted in hiking, los angeles, travel, Viral Videos Tags: abandoned bridge, azusa, best hikes los angeles, best hiking in los angeles, bridge to nowhere, bridge to nowhere azusa, bridge to nowhere bungee, bridge to nowhere bungee jump, bridge to nowhere bungee jumping, bridge to nowhere bunjee, bridge to nowhere california, bridge to nowhere hike, bridge to nowhere los angeles, bridge to nowhere video, bridges, cool bridges, empty bridge, funny videos, hike bridge to nowhere, la hiking, los angeles hikes, los angeles hiking, los angeles hiking videos, max lance hiking videos, max lance videos, san gabriel mountain hike, san gabriel mountains, san gabriels, travel videos No Comments » November 24th, 2010 maxlance1 Second part of the trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island. You can watch part one here. This video rounds up the BC Ferry, Victoria and Pacific Rim National Park.
Posted in hiking, travel, Viral Videos Tags: bc centre, bc ferries, bc parks, beer, british columbia, british columbia national parks, canada, canadian, funny, funny travel videos vancouver, funny travel videos victoria, history of vancouver, hockey, hurricane ridge, long beach canada, max lance, max lance travel videos, oak bay, olympic national park, pacific rim, pacific rim national park, rain forest, schwartz bay, tea, tofino, tour, tour guide, tours, tswassen, usa vs. canada, vacation video, Vancouver, vancouver island, victoria, video No Comments » October 25th, 2010 maxlance1 This is the first part of a week-long vacation to Vancouver and Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Part one is wandering around Vancouver. Started in Yaletown, walked around downtown to the library, Sky Harbour and The Centre. Day two, climbed Lynn Peak near the Grouse Grind and headed back down to the waterfront. Day three was [...]
Posted in hiking, travel, Viral Videos Tags: 2010, bc, bridge, British Columbia. Lynn Peak, canada, canada hockey, capilano, capilano suspension bridge, funny, grouse grind, grouse mountain, hikes, hiking, jokes, lynn canyon, North Vancouver, northvan, nude beach, nudist beach, tour, travel, ubc, university of british columbia, Vancouver, vancouver jokes, vancouver olympics, video, videos, West Vancouver, westvan, winter olympics, wreck, wreck beach No Comments » September 23rd, 2010 maxlance1 Flew into Portland where my friend picked me up. Drove over to the coast, then took the 101 and the 1 back to L.A. It was cloudy. Northern part of the coast was covered in fog, best parts are the rocky coasts, massive cliffs and lighthouses, if you’re into that kind of thing. Screw lighthouses [...]
Posted in hiking, travel, Viral Videos Tags: 101, banton, camping, coos bay, crater lake, eureka, forests, lighthouses, national park, national parks, nature, north bend, oregon, oregon coast, oregon dunes, oregon road trip, oregon shore, oregon state parks, pacific, pacific coast highway, pacific northwest, pacific northwest road trip, pch, portland coast, redwood forest, redwood national park, redwood trees, redwoods, road trip video, road trips, rogue beer, rogue river, san fran, san francisco, sand dunes, travel video, trees, vacation video, video, videos No Comments » September 1st, 2010 maxlance1 Very bad news this week from the glorious world of seeing eight different doctors before getting a diagnosis. My knee injury from six weeks ago has now been identified as an ACL tear, by a real doctor rather than my original health insurance that I like to call WebMD.com. Since I like to think that [...]
Posted in Dating, health, hiking, relationships, Sex Tags: acl, acl information, acl surgery, bad dating stories, bad relationships, co-dependence, co-dependency, co-dependent, crazy ex, crazy ex-girlfriend, crazy exes, crazy girls, crazy l.a. dating, ex-girlfriend, exes, girlfriend, girlfriends, knee, knee injuries, knee injury, knee reconstruction, l.a. girls, los angeles dating, love, mcl, miniscus, pcl, psycho ex, psycho ex story, relationship advice, relationship tips, ruptured acl, sex, torn acl No Comments » August 2nd, 2010 maxlance1 Mount San Antonio (better known as Mount Baldy) at 10,068 feet is the highest point in Los Angeles County and the third-tallest mountain in Southern California. Pretty easy to find, with well-marked trails, take the 210 to Mount Baldy Road and keep going up. There are three trails to the top, and we took the [...]
Posted in hiking, los angeles, sports, travel, Viral Videos Tags: baldy, baldy tips, baldy video, best hikes in los angeles, funny hiking videos, hike mt baldy, hiking videos, how to hike mount baldy, mount baldy, mount baldy map, mount baldy trail map, mount baldy trails, mount baldy video, mount san antonio, mount san antonio trails, mt baldy, mt baldy video, mt san antonio, san antonio tips, san gabriel mountain range, san gabriel mountains, snow on mount baldy, tough los angeles hikes, trail guide, video, videos No Comments » May 24th, 2010 maxlance1 Mount Wilson is located near Sierra Madre and is a grueling fifteen mile hike to the observatory, which affords stunning views of the San Gabriels and downtown Los Angeles. Todd and I climbed it while making dick jokes. Here’s the hike: To get to the trailhead, take the 210 freeway to Baldwin Ave. in Sierra [...]
Posted in hiking, los angeles, travel, Viral Videos Tags: best hikes los angeles, funny hiking videos, hike mount wilson, hiking trails, hiking videos, local hiker, los angeles hikes, los angeles hiking trails, mount wilson, mount wilson los angeles, mount wilson observatory, mount wilson pasadena, mount wilson trail, mount wilson trail video, mount wilson video, mt wilson, mt wilson observatory, mt wilson trail, san gabriel mountain hikes, san gabriels No Comments » May 6th, 2010 maxlance1 5. Chandler Boulevard One of the newest bicycle right-of-ways in the city, this stretches across nearly the entire valley floor from one side of boring, ghetto suburbia to the other. There’s not a lot of sun cover, which makes the Chandler path useless from May through October, and you have to stop frequently at intersections, [...]
Posted in cars, health, hiking, los angeles, travel Tags: ballona creek, balona creek, best bicycle lanes in la, best bicycle lanes los angeles, best bicycle shop los angeles, best bike lanes los angeles, best biking lanes in los angeles, best places to bike in los angeles, bicycles, bicycles los angeles, bike clubs la, bike los angeles, bike shops los angeles, bikes, biking, chandler blvd bicycle, chandler boulevard bike path, critical mass, culver city bike path, five best bicycle lanes, five best bicycle lanes in la, five best bike lanes, los angeles, los angeles bicycling clubs, manhattan beach bike path, midnight ridazz, midnight riders, midnight riders los angeles, venice beach bike path 2 Comments » April 23rd, 2010 maxlance1 The Verdugo Mountains are an isolated mountain range that is located near Glendale, Burbank and La Canada near the 2 freeway. It is a little less than six miles to do the loop and is easily one of the best clear-day views that is inland from the coast. Even on an overcast day like this [...]
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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.
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