Due to the changing
currents,
heavy debris and unstable wreckage, travel routes of
Lost Angeles
change
daily, safe navigation is impossible to
outsiders. This is the
main
reason the area has never been reclaimed. What
one day will be a
safe clear passage, the next could have cars pipes,
wiring, chemicals,
and innumerable other dangers lurking just below the
surface.
Also certain clans
stake
out
their territories with traps, or attack strangers
outright.
Due to the nature of the ruins, the current will
suffer severe changes
not only day to day, but also street to
street. In some areas the
water is only 4 0r 5 feet deep, in others is can go
down as far as 100,
and in some the land is higher than the water.
Countless sewer
and
storm drains make for treacherous undertows, getting
caught is
almost certain
death. In some areas like alleys and other no
outlet areas, the
water
is stagnant and dead, caught in a standstill.
various flotsam
collects
in these dark corners, and they act as a breeding
ground for insects,
especially
mosquito's. In the areas where the water does
move there are
other
hazards........ wreckage and everything else not
bolted to the ground
gets
pushed along by the currents, in some places the
current is strong
enough
to move cars. Fences, street
signs, fire hydrants, and things of that nature are
particularly
dangerous.......
especially if you get your boat lodged in one.
Stopping anywhere
to long is a sure way to find yourself surrounded by
unfriendly company.
Obviously boats,
especially
rowboats,
canoes, kayaks, and some small powered water craft
are the most common
forms of transportation. Homemade rafts can
also be seen, as well
as the occasional pontoon and ski 
boat. Clan
warriors and scouts
favor jet
skis,
waverunners, and other fast personal craft.
Only those who have
lived
there can navigate their way through the waters.....
and anticipating
its
entirely unique hazards. Maps are helpful as
far as knowing where
you are going, but next to useless
when trying to get there. Another
problem with traveling on
the water, is that water craft are the third most
sought after
commodity......
after food and fresh
water.
The other way of
traveling
is
through the wreckage. Buildings that have
toppled into each
other,
walkways that have been erected between the
buildings, and in some
cases
even simple rope swings, are all utilized to
get from one place to
another.
This however can be just as dangerous, as
many of the buildings are
crumbling.
It is not uncommon to see large chunks of buildings
suddenly just break
off and fall. Also booby traps are common, and
rival clans will
plant
these along the borders of their territories, and
sometimes even in
well
traveled free routes
No matter where you travel in Lost Angeles, extreme caution is advised, especially for non natives of the area, although even the inhabitants must be extremely careful. Getting lost here is extremely easy, and just as dangerous.