Starry, Starry Night LbNA #63005 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | MrOspital  |
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| Plant date: | Sep 1, 2012 |
| Location: | 2333 Fern Dell Dr, Hollywood Hills, CA |
| City: | Hollywood Hills |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | I dig toasters |
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| Last found: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Status: | FFFF |
| Last edited: | Sep 1, 2012 |
***You will need 3 colors to really appreciate this carve: blue, yellow & black.
Your destination is just below the historic Griffith Observatory. It opened on May 14, 1935 and has become a venerable cultural, scientific, and architectural icon and one of Southern California's most popular attractions, In 2002 its doors were closed and a five-year, $93-million renovation secured its world-class standing as an amazing treasure. You can easily spend hours exploring the building, grounds, and astronomical exhibits, gazing through its public telescopes, viewing a live planetarium show, shopping in its gift store, or simply soaking in the breath-taking panorama of Los Angeles. And aside from its planetarium show, it's free!
Park across the street from the Trails Cafe and notice the opening in the fence. Pass through the opening and over a pair of footbridges. The first bridge crosses the main creek that runs parallel to the road. The second bridge crosses a tributary creek that comes in from the east and begins to parallel the main creek just below these two bridges. This section also has man-made streams that used to be fed with water from the observatory's cooling system and gurgled its way down the through the dell. But when the observatory was renovated, the cooling system was replaced and no longer releases its refreshing stream. So the stone-lined brooks through the picnic areas are dry.
Cross the bridges to the east side of the creek and continue east up 3 circular steps to a stacked stone wall. Turn left (heading north) to follow the wall. Enjoy your canopy of sycamore, spruce, oak, and redwood; in minutes you'll leave the shade behind and will find that the rest of the route will be almost entirely in open sun (unless you are hiking in the early morning or late in the day where you will get shade from the some of the surrounding topography). In two or three minutes you will notice a footbridge on the left crossing the tributary creek. Crossing the bridge would take you on an alternate route that will rejoin the trail near the top. But continue straight. In another minute you begin to see the observatory perched on mountain in front of you. This is your destination. In a few more minutes the view north (left) opens up and you can see Mt. Lee with its famous Hollywood sign, and Mt. Hollywood due north of the observatory. Shortly, the trail bends north and in about 12 minutes from the start you reach a junction. Going straight takes the alternate route down from where you came up (you can go down this way on your return trip if would you would like). Turn right and follow the trail as it heads southeast. In another 5 minutes you reach another junction. Looking south you are rewarded with a striking view of downtown Los Angeles, about 5 miles away as the crow flies. Looking north is a fine view of the grand observatory.
Take the one on the left, a narrow trail headed north towards the Hollywood Sign. Look for a large concrete cube where water pipes enter a fenced area. Follow the pipe up-hill to a tall four-trunked tree. (There is a small trail north of the fenced area that will lead you up to the tree in question.) Look under debris on the south side. Here's your order for stamping: blue, then yellow, followed by black.
Please recover the box completely with debris, branches, etc. and then have some more fun! Wander back to the junction and take the trail in the middle and it will lead up to the lawn of the observatory.
Return the way you came.
Your destination is just below the historic Griffith Observatory. It opened on May 14, 1935 and has become a venerable cultural, scientific, and architectural icon and one of Southern California's most popular attractions, In 2002 its doors were closed and a five-year, $93-million renovation secured its world-class standing as an amazing treasure. You can easily spend hours exploring the building, grounds, and astronomical exhibits, gazing through its public telescopes, viewing a live planetarium show, shopping in its gift store, or simply soaking in the breath-taking panorama of Los Angeles. And aside from its planetarium show, it's free!
Park across the street from the Trails Cafe and notice the opening in the fence. Pass through the opening and over a pair of footbridges. The first bridge crosses the main creek that runs parallel to the road. The second bridge crosses a tributary creek that comes in from the east and begins to parallel the main creek just below these two bridges. This section also has man-made streams that used to be fed with water from the observatory's cooling system and gurgled its way down the through the dell. But when the observatory was renovated, the cooling system was replaced and no longer releases its refreshing stream. So the stone-lined brooks through the picnic areas are dry.
Cross the bridges to the east side of the creek and continue east up 3 circular steps to a stacked stone wall. Turn left (heading north) to follow the wall. Enjoy your canopy of sycamore, spruce, oak, and redwood; in minutes you'll leave the shade behind and will find that the rest of the route will be almost entirely in open sun (unless you are hiking in the early morning or late in the day where you will get shade from the some of the surrounding topography). In two or three minutes you will notice a footbridge on the left crossing the tributary creek. Crossing the bridge would take you on an alternate route that will rejoin the trail near the top. But continue straight. In another minute you begin to see the observatory perched on mountain in front of you. This is your destination. In a few more minutes the view north (left) opens up and you can see Mt. Lee with its famous Hollywood sign, and Mt. Hollywood due north of the observatory. Shortly, the trail bends north and in about 12 minutes from the start you reach a junction. Going straight takes the alternate route down from where you came up (you can go down this way on your return trip if would you would like). Turn right and follow the trail as it heads southeast. In another 5 minutes you reach another junction. Looking south you are rewarded with a striking view of downtown Los Angeles, about 5 miles away as the crow flies. Looking north is a fine view of the grand observatory.
Take the one on the left, a narrow trail headed north towards the Hollywood Sign. Look for a large concrete cube where water pipes enter a fenced area. Follow the pipe up-hill to a tall four-trunked tree. (There is a small trail north of the fenced area that will lead you up to the tree in question.) Look under debris on the south side. Here's your order for stamping: blue, then yellow, followed by black.
Please recover the box completely with debris, branches, etc. and then have some more fun! Wander back to the junction and take the trail in the middle and it will lead up to the lawn of the observatory.
Return the way you came.