Photos from the Offbeat Frontier exploration of the old LA Zoo

So this last Sunday Coco and I explored the remains of the original site of the LA zoo. We went with a group called Offbeat Frontier and had a lot of fun documenting the experience.



Mike was a our fearless leader and Coco was fearlessly walking in her fancy flats.


And speaking of fancy shoes, this was me hiking in heels.


It was terrifying. This is me literally trying not to die while hiking down a steep slope. My cousin is behind me trying to help me and Coco was obviously so concerned that she kept snapping photos. ;)


After hiking through treacherous wilderness we came out the other side to find the ruins of the zoo! With... a child's birthday party going on in it. Apparently, the ruins weren't so hidden at all and, in fact, there was a paved sidewalk leading right to them the whole time. Awesome.


Thanks Mike.









The graffiti inside the enclosures was awesome! We loved the way it photographed.





Nathan & Drew in this crazy weird staircase that lead to a dead end.


This is Coco at the top of the stairs taking pictures through one of the tiny doorways.


This was literally the way out.


Most of the crew: Hillary, Drew, Mike, Nathan and Megan


This is my cousin Nathan behaving like an animal.

















Ha ha. Just because!


Finally after hours of hiking and exploring we called it quits and went and got beer! Glorious beer!


And made it a point to get a group photo. From L to R: Ashley, Mike, Hillary, Nathan, Drew, Megan & Coco = The Zoo Crew!