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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Big Bear Vacation Video
February 2nd, 2011
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Posted in Animals, hiking, travel, Viral Videos
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No Comments »Bridge to Nowhere Hike
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 [...]
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No Comments »Vancouver Vacation Video – Part Two
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.
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No Comments »Vancouver Vacation Video – Part One
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 [...]
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No Comments »Redwood National Park and Oregon Coast Road Trip
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 [...]
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No Comments »Mount Baldy Hike
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 [...]
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No Comments »1984 – Conjunction Train Wreck
July 26th, 2010
maxlance1 Third episode of the web series that my brother and I are putting together. Check out ConjunctionTrainWreck.com to see the other shorts and if you forward this to any rich people looking to buy web series, we would not fight you on this.
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No Comments »Death Valley Vacation Video
July 1st, 2010
maxlance1 This trip was back in November. About a six hour drive from Los Angeles. I-15 towards Vegas, route 127, then 178 into the park. Stopped by Badwater Salt Flats, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. Then around Artists Palatte (purty rocks) and up to Dante’s View, which looks down on the whole valley. Camped [...]
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No Comments »Mount Wilson Trail
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 [...]
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No Comments »High School Summary
March 22nd, 2010
maxlance1 High School Summary is a Student Emmy Award-Nominated web series by Max Lance and Dan Lance summarizing high school subjects in four-minute animated shorts.




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.