Rules of Runyon Canyon:
1. The prettier the person the uglier the dog.
2. You will get passed by either a pregnant trophy wife or a child in the 5-7 year old range. This will make you feel really bad about yourself.
3. At one point you will find yourself behind someone that has let their dog roam free yet is surprised when the dog runs away (today's lost dog: Lucky)
4. Unlike other hikes that allow you to feel like you are in the wilderness, this hike will constantly remind you that you are in LA.
5. Do not make eye contact with other hikers. If you do it will cause your face to melt like in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
and now to the hike......
In an attempt to avoid the most amount of people I was out the door by 6:30AM and made it to the parking lot by 6:42. The parking lot was almost full and there were dogs everywhere. Seriously? Why are you awake people? It's freakin' Saturday.
Heading up towards Indian Rock. I'm not sure if this is the actual Indian Rock or just a random rock. Either way someone has labeled it in case you missed that chapter in 1st grade earth science.
Most people think there are only two ways to hike runyon. You can either go east and take the stairs or go west to the steep side. Today I learned there is a secret option #3 that runs right down the middle of the canyon. Leave it to me to find a way to get lost in runyon. 
At this point I was scrambling down the mountainside and slipped on some loose dirt. I did one of those cartoon falls where your legs fly up and you land flat on your back looking up at the sky wondering what just happened.
I brushed myself off and attempting to get back onto the real path from secret path #3.
I'm not sure if this guy's name is Alec, the artist's name is Alec, or both. To me he kinda looks like Jack Nicholson.
"My second piece of advice, have as many kids as you can, 'cuz that makes it more likely that one of those kids'll grow up and make it big in Hollywood. Then who's payin' the bills huh? Hollywood Kid. Class dismissed." 
You can kind of see downtown in the distance and somewhere in the middle there is my old apartment. I bet a homeless person is peeing in the north stairwell right now.
Someone decided to paint their deck with green screen paint, proving once again that money can't buy good taste.
Hike rating:
2.5 out 5 Bea Arthurs due to oversaturation of people, dogs, dog poo, and LA bullshit
