As stated in the first post, the grounds are amazing. There are hidden passages and at least one major tunnel that I did not get to see. On arrival, I immediately wanted to climb the trail up the hill because I could see people gathered hundreds of feet above us, almost straight up. I wanted to see the view that I've never seen of the canyon from that perch.
I love canyons in general and Laurel canyon in particular, having lived in it years ago and hang out a lot now at friends' places. In terms of rock and roll history, it's like they took Hollywood and folded it in half in the '60s, with all of the greats landing in the canyon. The Doors, Joni Mitchell, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix, etc...
The high yesterday was 73 deg., so it's warm and sunny until about 7 or 8pm and then it gets cool. If your game is decent, you've been chatting-up some babe all afternoon and she gets a little cold when the sun gets low, prompting your exit to a warm restaurant or at least to get her a jacket. This worked out for me last night.
I had a great wing man, a handsome younger guy. The minute we got there, he had some girl following us up the trail almost to the top despite not having the best climbing shoes:
The view again:
I did not get enough pictures of the house but you can see it here, with the giant clock on the front. If you are into magic, this place is the holy grail.
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