Lago Linda Hideaway
Jess Wickstrom

Lago Linda Hideaway

Beattyville, KY—We spent the last six weeks tucked away in one of the best climber’s campgrounds in the country. For just $5/night, campers at Lago Linda Hideaway enjoy:

  • Free showers in a large and well-maintained bathhouse
  • WiFi and cell service (amazing considering how remote it feels)
  • A variety of campsite options from those with full water and electric hookups to primitive spots in a tree-lined field
  • An air conditioned lounge with couches and a TV
  • A large, outdoor covered pavilion for cooking and gathering
  • Weekend breakfast (pancakes on Saturday, egg and sausage burritos on Sunday) for only $3.75

…all this just 15 minutes from The Motherlode and PMRP. There is nothing more a climber could ask for! We have been coming to the Red for years but this was our first long-term stay and it feels like we’ve really experienced Linda’s for the first time. Being here and getting to know the owner, Linda Black has been a pleasure. Her late husband Doug purchased this 410-acre retreat in 1969. As they tell the story on their website:

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Making LA
Jess Wickstrom

Making LA

Los Angleles, CA—How we ended up in a room filled with some of the brightest minds in Los Angeles—from the Deputy Mayor to Moby—was the result of a chance meeting under a boulder in Utah.

While we were climbing in Joe’s Valley, we ran into Orange County native Alvin Kim (check out his blog—you’ll be inspired). Alvin’s sister Christine was one of the organizers of a new event bringing together “creative leaders from across Los Angeles to share best practices and investigate new ways to make their burgeoning civic, architectural or design projects a reality.” Christine reached out to us after hearing the DesignEgg story from her brother and we soon had an invitation to the Making LA Conference, the culmination of a year-long programming series organized by de LaB, an LA-based nonprofit with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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