Last month I wrote a blog post about the amazing discoveries Bob Inman and I made when we wandered through the incredible Arroyo Seco Corridor in the northeast Los Angeles and Pasadena area. On the very next day I did the Whitley and Hollywood Heights hike from Bob Inman’s book, Urban Hikes Southern California. The hike was fantastic, and the book should be on the bookshelf of everyone who likes to explore in Los Angeles.

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The hike begins a little bit north of the Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue subway stop. When I got off of the subway and made it up to the street level, my first impression was that this is a very hectic place for a hike. But when I looked down at the sidewalk, I realized that I was in the middle of the famous Hollywood Star sidewalk. And when I looked across the street, I noticed a McDonald’s and walked over there for breakfast.

I couldn’t help but to notice all the stars in the sidewalk. There were even stars for people I had never heard of, but when I reached the star for Marilyn Monroe, I was right at the front door of McDonald’s.

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