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LA Sunsets?
"New Yorker" wrote in message om...
Going to be in LA next weekend with a friend who's into sunsets. What are specific spot do you recommend for a great view of the sun going down over the ocean? Thanks. The Getty does seem like a nice place to view the sunset. I'll suggest Echo Mountain, where the old Mt. Lowe railway used to terminate, above Alta Dena. From the Pasadena area, find Lake Avenue and go north until you can go no further north. Park your car and walk into the park-like opening in the roadway.. Walk about two miles on a well-defined trail. You'll gain about 800 feet in total. When you come across the remains of the railway and hotel, you're there. You're actually not particuarly close to the shoreline, but because of the altitude [about 2000 feet above sea level], the view is impressive. The sun will sink into the ocean, and, as it drops, you'll have a bright orange reflection coming off the water and reflecting the twenty or thirty miles to your vantage point in the San Gabriel mountains. You'll also have a pretty good chunk of the Los Angeles basin within view, stretching from Pasadena's Arroyo Seco, past downtown Los Angeles, past Century City, and clear on out into the Pacific Ocean and Santa Catalina island. And standing among the remains of what used to be a resort for the well-to-do, I think the experience is a unique one. The hike is a popular one, and it's likely that a google search will produce numerous descriptions of the hike and how to get to the trailhead. TK |
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