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Mulholland Drive

Posted on | February 1, 2010 | 4 Comments

Mulholland Drive Scenic Overlook, Los Angeles, California

Mulholland Drive Scenic Overlook, Los Angeles, California

If you are the “hustle & bustle” type then L.A. is probably perfect for you. As I was turning left onto Cahuenga, I intended to stop inside of the gas station but noticed this Mercedes following way too close to make it into the gas station safely so I kept going. Before you know it, the guy is cussing me out from behind then pulls up alongside me still cussing me out and then started to flip me off. Eventually he cut me off with his middle finger still sticking out of the window up into the air for at least a minute until I pulled off onto Mulholland Drive. Welcome to Hollywood!

Anyway, I had never been up to Mulholland Drive before despite being one of the most visited scenic locations in L.A. I was pleasantly surprised. I had the Hollywood Sign to my left, Hollywood and Downtown right in front of me and the Pacific Ocean obscured by clouds to my right. The view from Mulholland Drive is completely different than the other downtown L.A. skyline pictures I have been shooting. Despite a steady stream of tour buses, I’ve seen much worse crowds at places like the Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree NP or at Yosemite. At least the people were respectful toward each other’s personal space.

Now that I have crossed this off of my checklist I think I might try for an evening panoramic of the San Fernando Valley from Mulholland Drive next or perhaps the Staples Center and Disney Concert Hall at night.

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Category: Downtown LA, Hollywood, Santa Monica Mountains
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4 Responses to “Mulholland Drive”

  1. Ram Vasudev
    February 2nd, 2010 @ 10:27 pm

    Lovely image, Richard.

    Did you get this image soon after the rains last week? I was there ~mid-morning last Sunday on a scouting trip and it was very smoggy. The downtown buildings were barely visible.

  2. Richard Wong
    February 2nd, 2010 @ 11:27 pm

    Thanks Ram. This image was taken on Saturday. We only got half a day of somewhat clear weather in the past week I think and that was on the previous Saturday the morning after the storms.

  3. Mark
    February 4th, 2010 @ 6:55 pm

    I know Mulholland Drive was a pretty good movie. :-)

  4. Richard
    February 5th, 2010 @ 12:44 am

    That’s funny Mark. That is what I was thinking of the whole time.

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