One of the best ways to pay homage to Los Angeles is to take her for a walk. The book Secret Stairs provides some of the best views to take in while enjoying a strenuous hiking adventure.
I had this dream...I was swimming in a lake within a vast desert...when a whale started chasing me...I swam into a cove and a net drew behind the whale...No explanations, but I was influenced by scene where Charles Heston crash lands back to earth in "Planet of the Apes" and Backpacker magazine some 17 years ago.