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The Angeles Crest Highway (or State Route 2) between La Cañada Flintridge and Wrightwood, California, goes through the Angeles National Forest. The road is 66 miles (or 106 kilometers) end-to-end and passes through the San Gabriel Mountains, reaching a summit of 7,903 feet (or 2,409 meters) at the Dawson Saddle. The Angeles Crest Highway is normally closed over winter between Islip Saddle and Vincent Gap due to avalanche risk. A detour may be followed from the Angeles Crest Highway by taking the Angeles Forest Highway turning at Clear Creek and continuing to Wrightwood via Mount Emma Road, Fort Tejon Road, and the Big Pines Highway.

The Los Angeles River begins at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arroyo Calabasas (also known as Calabasas Creek) at Owensmouth Avenue and Bassett Street in Canoga Park, Los Angeles.

Former LA Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash on January 26th, 2020 on a hillside near Las Virgenes Road and Willow Glen Street in Calabasas, California. The 41-year-old NBA Champion was a passenger in a Sikorsky S-76B N72EX which crashed in foggy conditions, killing all nine people on board, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

The Anaheim Ducks ice hockey team plays its home games at Honda Center (formerly called The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) in Anaheim, California.

The nearest hotel to the Honda Center in Anaheim is the Ayres Hotel located just across the street at East Katella Avenue and Douglass Road.

A bronze statue of the late Duke Kahanamoku with a surfboard stands at the corner of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in downtown Huntington Beach, California. A plaque acknowledges his connection with surfing in Huntington Beach.

The City Beach around Huntington Beach Pier closes at 10 pm and opens at 5 am. No person may be on the beach between these hours. No person can remain on the Pier or Pier Plaza between the hours of midnight and 5 am. No unaccompanied minor may be in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the City of Huntington Beach between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am.

Only Certified Service Dogs are allowed at Duke’s restaurant in Huntington Beach.

Huntington Beach Pier is 1856 feet (or 565 meters) in length.

Actor Paul Walker died in a car crash on the afternoon of November 20th, 2013, on Hercules Street on the Rye Canyon Business Park in Santa Clarita’s Valencia neighborhood. 40-year-old Walker, a star of the Fast & Furious film franchise, was a passenger in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT driven by Roger Rodas, who also died in the crash. The pair had just left a fundraising event for Paul Walker’s charity, Reach Out Worldwide, at a car shop they both co-owned at 28309 Constellation Road. The Porsche crashed into a concrete lamp post and came to rest against a tree before being engulfed in flames with Walker and Rodas trapped inside. Investigators concluded that the car’s speed at the time, estimated at between 80 mph and 93 mph (or 130 kph and 150 kph), was a primary reason for the crash.

Lake Piru’s swim areas and beaches are open from the Friday before Memorial Day weekend through the Friday after Labor Day. There are designated areas for swimming and wading at Reasoner Cove beach, the shore line between the northernmost outcropping of Reasoner Cove north to Juan Fernandez Launch ramp, the Juan Fernandez beach, Cow Cove, Skiers Cove, Santa Felicia Cove, Lion Cove and Bobcat Cove. Swimming in the deep waters of Santa Felicia Cove, Cow Cove, and Diablo Cove is permissible but the swimmer must be swimming off of an anchored boat and be within 50 feet (or 15 meters) of the vessel at all times. Drownings have occurred at Lake Piru. Always consult current United Water Conservation District guidance first, wear a US Coastguard-approved life vest, and observe swim area signage and boundary markers at all times.

Glee actress Naya Rivera died by accidental drowning, aged 33, at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California on July 8th, 2020. Rivera rented a pontoon boat on the lake with her 4-year-old son, Josey, and was reported missing when she failed to return. Her son was found alone on the boat. A search team found her body in the northeastern part of the lake five days later and the cause of death was accidental drowning.

Dogs are permitted at San Mateo Campground but they must be under control at all times and on a leash no longer than six feet. They must be kept in a vehicle or tent at night and not be left unattended at any time. Only service dogs are allowed in buildings or on the beach.