New Route

Now that we live more than a mile from my work I have to do the dreaded L.A. commute. Granted, 6 miles isn't all that far either but in L.A. it can feel like 40 miles if you take the wrong route. Thanks to some great advice I have been able to avoid a lot of traffic.

For a long time my Fountain route took me directly through Hollywood via Highland - do not do this to yourself! Hollywood and Highland is a major cluster f. between the locals, the tourists, and the massive amounts of crazies this is the worst place in L.A. to drive! I found a different route to the hills via Outpost which is windy and bumpy but a whole lot less congested. Unfortunately, to get to Outpost I was taking La Brea which was all fine until the Oscars closed streets and backed up traffic for miles.

On to my perfected route...
I now take a hidden little gem of a route via Gardner! Gardner is a nice wide street with hardly any congestion. Just watch out for Runyon Canyon Hikers crossing the street they DO NOT LOOK BOTH WAYS! Also, Famke Janssen seems to be a regular in the area and you do not want to be that person who ran over Jean Grey -- X-men fans will never forgive you.