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HollywoodOn January 18, 2012, a human head was discovered directly below the Hollywood Sign. Today, January 22, 2012, we hiked past it to, ironically, the Love Box on Mt. Cahuenga. (See below)
This is the Hollywood sign from behind. I hiked up there yesterday, Sunday, December 14th, with some friends.
Here are other photos I have taken of the sign from different perspectives and situations:
Love Box Hike
[link] Photo of me standing next to a letter
[link] Mt. Cahuenga (Hollywood Sign at Sunset)
[link] Mt. Cahuenga in the Fog
[link] Griffith Park Inferno
[link] Raging Inferno
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on Hollywood. There is no way to drive to this place. You need a minimum two hour round-trip hike. It's worth it!
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on Hollywood. There is no way to drive to this place. You need a minimum two hour round-trip hike. It's worth it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YBMS… This is a video I made of my hike to the sign. andyserrano.deviantart.com/art…
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You're welcome! I love the Hollywood sign more than ever now that I know more of its history! Someday, I wanna shoot a film around it (and I mean, LITERALLY, "around" it)!
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Cool! I could use some exercise!
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When I got too close to the sign, a big burly security guard screamed at me through a loudspeaker, "Get off this property. I'm calling the police to have you arrested!"
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If you convince them you're a serious film maker, they would likely give you access to the sign.
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Cool!
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Well, I won't really need the actual sign to shoot. I would just shoot around and over it: a battle taking place in a tower above the Hollywood sign, which results in an explosion, knocking down the tower, which also knocks off the sign itself, and once the tower rolls down the hill, the letters come flying down and land on the ground beside the tower, perfectly lined up to spell the word (or some letters could mix up to misspell the word).
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You have some big ideas brewing in your head. Good luck!
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woo panoramic! I love the angle. It's so original.
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The angle required me to climb the hill a little higher than most people would ordinarily think to do. Thank you!
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OH WOW!!! Niceeee!!! This is an Immense photo!!!
You can seriously see so much on this well done
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I'm complimented you like it and that you liked the Love Box
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on Hollywood. The homicide yellow police tape was still there. Last week police found a human head under the sign. There is no way to drive to this place. You need a minimum two hour round-trip hike. It's worth it! [link]
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The homicide yellow police tape was still there. Last week police found a human head under the sign. There is no way to drive to this place. You need a minimum two hour round-trip hike. It's worth it! Thanks for the comment
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nice and andy need to talk in privet with you need some advice
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I sent you my answer. I hope it helps.
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thanks andy i dont have a strong body but a strong mind even tho i very friendly and i dont like to hurt ppl and ppl seem to take advantage of that i protect other but im still weak in body so thank you again andy
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You should stay in good shape, not for protection, but for your health.
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I'm a certified hike leader with the Sierra Club and if you're ever in L.A. you could come with us and I'd made sure we all went to this spot. It takes about 2.5 hours round-trip. There is no climbing to get there. It's just a gradual elevation gain.
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Oh this is very interesting !!
Maybe I'll go there too.
It will depend of how much time I will have.
There are so many things I want to do and visit there !!
I really want to go visit the canyons and the desert so for that I need to go with a touristic tour meaning at least 5-6 days.
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Oh, you're going with a tour. That should be interesting. I've always wondered what it would be like to go on a tour of my own city.
Usually, when I visit cities, I tour on my own by using buses, trains, and cabs. When I visited Chicago, I was walking with my wife on the South side and we visited some pool halls playing with the locals. When we walked out, a policeman stopped us and said, "Do you know where you are?" We said, "No. We're walking back to downtown." The cop said, "You shouldn't be in this area at night." He then gave us a ride to the train station.
That happened in a couple of other places as well. But, we have fun.
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Oh for Los Angeles I will not make a touristic tour since I will go to a friend who lives there.
But for going in the desert and to visit the canyon it's the better way to took a touristic tour, since it's a long road and about 6 days to visit.
I understand what you mean. I also prefere to visit places by myself, it's better, more fun and more suprising. I usually always do that.
But I always watch in the city guide witch places we should not visit
In Paris las time I went there with my Mom, when we arrived there we wanted to go to the "Père LaChaise" cemetery. We asked to a man and he was reporter for National Geographic he was very nice and friendly, he asked how we will visit Paris. We told him that we have a map and a guide book and we will use a lot of metro to go to the places we want to visit. Then he told us something I will never forget
"You should try walk and get lost in the streets, it's the better way to visit a city, get lost walking in the streets, you will discover things you didn't planned 
And we did that and it was great
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I love it.
"You should try walk and get lost in the streets, it's the better way to visit a city, get lost walking in the streets, you will discover things you didn't planned "
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I'm happy you like this point of view!
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I know, it's absolutely gorgeous, and I think hiking to it is a lot more exciting than driving. Although I must say, I wouldn't enjoy it too much on one of those hot LA days.
It's worth the trip, the sign is iconic. Beautiful picture, it really captures the moment and makes you feel like you're there.
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The time to do it is now while it is still cool. I'm glad you like it. Thank you.
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I'm complimented you like it.
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Maybe someday you will go there. Thank you for the fave!
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I really like this Andy! Sorry for such late of looking around, been busy with school.
but beautiful panoramic view, and different approach too
Hope you have a great New Years
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Hollywood You're wonderful for letting people know you like their art work.
School comes first, of course. I'll try to have a good new year!
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Hollyweird! 
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Those are called McMansions here. They create lot of controversy. The neighbors hate them because they obstruct their view of the city below. And the lake on the right is Lake Hollywood. You have to really study the map to figure out how to get to it. People use the perimeter as a jogging path. It's really very pretty
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From the behind. I hear you. Thanks for the fave too
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Great shot! Want to trade weather? (It's snowy wet here.)
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on Hollywood. Adding this as a fave is a nice holiday gift from you.
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It's cold, well, cold for LA here and has been raining a little bit. I hope it rains hard tonight. I love the sound of rain falling on my roof.
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Wow! Now THAT's a real shot of the Hollywood sign 
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There is only one spot on the very tip top of the mountain where this view of the sign can be taken. There are trees hiding it elsewhere. You have to step right up to the very edge of a small cliff to take the photo.
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