Secret Stairs: Part 1 - Montecito Heights

Last weekend Penelope and I went on an interesting urban hike through a series of hidden staircases in Montecito Heights. We found the hike in an awesome book gifted to us by Pen's mom called Secret Stairs: A walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles by Charles Fleming. The book is packed with hikes in different LA neighborhoods that take the reader up and down a series of staircases hidden away in plain sight.

We really enjoyed our first hike through Montecito Heights. I dragged along my camera and tripod and made some HDR photographs:

Secret Stairways Montecito Heights

Fallen Stairs

Purple Flowers, Billboard and Abandoned Mechanic

Downtown Los Angeles From Montecito Heights

Whitewashed Garages

Park View

Painted Skull Shrine

Montecito Heights

Stairway Through a Field

Downtown Los Angeles

Secret Stairway

Mural

9 ft. 9 in. Clearance