bookings: add LK Glendale stay and Budget car

days/2026-09-25.md

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 # Sep 25 (Fri) — Kings Canyon / LK → Los Angeles
 
 **Group stay:** [Gilmore Cabin — Miramonte](../bookings/stays/cabin-sequoia-miramonte.md)
-**LK stay:** Los Angeles — TBC
+**LK stay:** [Brand Plaza Hotel — Glendale](../bookings/stays/brand-plaza-hotel-glendale.md)
 
 ## Logistics
 
 - LK arrives at LAX at **6:00 PM PDT**; flight details and ground transport are TBC
-- LK's Hertz reservation is not available for planning unless she confirms a change rather than cancelling it
+- LK collects the [Budget rental](../bookings/transport/car-rental-lk-budget-lax.md) at 18:45 PDT; this leaves little time after the 18:00 LAX arrival, so confirm Budget's grace period
 
 ## Group plan
 
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 ## LK plan
 
-- Collect baggage and continue to the Los Angeles accommodation
-- **Recommended overnight base:** Burbank Airport / downtown Burbank — the best balance of a reasonable drive after the LAX arrival, hotels and dinner nearby, then a ~45–50 minute baseline drive to Vasquez Rocks
-- **Pure driving-optimum alternative:** Valencia / Santa Clarita near I-5 — ~30 minutes to Vasquez Rocks the next morning, but a longer and less interesting late drive from LAX
-- Avoid Santa Monica and DTLA for this particular night: they add backtracking before the Vasquez Rocks → Point Vicente → LAX route
+- Collect baggage, collect the Budget rental and drive to the [Brand Plaza Hotel](../bookings/stays/brand-plaza-hotel-glendale.md) in Glendale
 - Late dinner and rest; no sightseeing scheduled after the flight
+- Confirm off-site parking and the parking fee with the hotel before arrival
 
 ## Addresses
 
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 | Boyden Cavern (optional) | Hwy 180, national forest section below Grant Grove | [36.81495, -118.81764](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.81495,-118.81764) |
 | Zumwalt Meadow | Hwy 180 | [36.79161, -118.59612](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.79161,-118.59612) |
 | Roaring River Falls | Hwy 180 | [36.78147, -118.62190](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.78147,-118.62190) |
+| Brand Plaza Hotel — LK | 339 1/2 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91203 · off-site paid parking | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=339+N+Brand+Blvd+Glendale+CA+91203) |
+| Budget rental — LK | Pickup / return location TBC; confirm in itinerary `73544810702403` |  |