Jeremy Strick, Director of MOCA

When we moved to Los Angeles last June, my family and I spent a week driving here from Chicago. We visited three national parks. Rocky Mountain, pictured, made the greatest impression on me. I stopped at lookout points along the road and just marveled at the scenery.

DISCOVERY: There are these hanging gardens in Zion that you get to by hiking along a narrow canyon. A stream runs through the canyon, and the cliff walls extend quite high. You look up and see these flowering plants growing out of the cliff faces. It’s gorgeous. And the hike is not too strenuous.

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Compiled by Monica Corcoran