“Like so much in LA, if you look around enough, you see straight past all the uniformity to the wonder of it all.” ~Moby
Who knew one could hill hop Hollywood’s infamous backdrop? All the way from Lake Hollywood Drive to the Hollywood sign, you’ve got a 360 degree view over Los Angeles’s urban sprawl. The only body of water seen from this vantage point is the Reservoir. For the Pacific, you need to cruise further West.
If you’re keen to travel the trail, it is called Cahuenga Peak; added to Griffith Park as public land with help of donations by City of LA, Tiffany&Co, Foundation Aileen Getty, Hugh M. Hefner, State of California, Steven Spielberg, Lucasfilm Foundation, amongst many others.
Inspired by the words of LA resident Moby, here are some pictures taken from those hilltops.
Griffith Observatory, left, and LA downtown, right
Reservoir, to the right
Overlooking the Valley and Universal Studios
Looking towards the Hollywood Sign – taken with SmartPhone
Here’s a better look at that Hollywood Sign:
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Marina Chetner 