When people talk about Los Angeles, first few things come to mind are always big tall building downtown or heavy traffice on freeways. However, there are many beautiful places to go for example, Angeles National Forest. 35 miles North East of LAX (Los Angeles International Airport), or 18 Miles north of Downtown Los Angeles, there are so many mountains you can explore with so many hiking and biking trails.
Here are some pictures of Mt. Wilson looking toward Downtown Los Angeles.
And here is Chilao Widerness