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Now that I live here, it may be time to do some local tourist attractions. I went to a live taping of The Voice a few weeks ago, but we weren’t allowed to take pictures. Or really talk about it, other than to say we did it. So.
The iconic symbol for everything glamorous
Today I’ll show you pictures of the big hike (I use the term loosely – more of a metaphor than an actual fact) up Mt Lee Drive to the tippy top of Hollywood. As hikes go, it’s a pretty easy climb. It’s a little less than two miles each way, most of it paved, and the steep uphill bits are interspersed with plateaus.
The hardest parts were the stench of horsey poo and the flies that really wanted to lick our sweat. Blech.
Tips to other explorers: make sure to bring water, sunglasses and sunscreen. You’re either in full shade or full sun all along the way, and I don’t know about you but I don’t need any extra problems when I’m trying to walk uphill.
This is the closest we could get and still actually see the sign. So I took two shots for good measure.
It took us about 40 minutes to climb to the top, and we saw several more tanned and svelte citizens beating us there and jogging back down well before we made it. But we didn’t give up. No sir.
The quintessential tale of dream-chasing persistence.
To the right, the reservoir
We made it! Got to see the world from up high. What a beautiful day, well spent.
To the left, downtown Los Angeles
Did you do something new this weekend? Did you take a picture?
Traveling Screenwriter 