A layer over the city...

So you guys know about the smog in LA right? What you may not know is that the mountains surrounding the city are partially to blame for the smog just hanging above the city. That, and the millions of cars that are driven round with one person in, every minute of every hour, of every day!!!

The smog became really apparent the other day when I went up to the Getty that sits high above the city on the westside of town, overlooking the 405 Freeway. So it just hung there over the valley. The city in the foreground is century city, but you could barely see downtown just to the left of it!

big ol layer of smog

Downtown disguised by smog...

What you may not know is that there is also a 'Marine Layer' that often hangs around the central coast, all the way down to San Diego. This means it can often be warm, but grey at the beach, but a mile inland it is beautiful blue sky!

marine layer rolling in...

So today was a smog/marine layer double whammy! Fortunately it didn't affect my trip to the Getty which was 72 degrees and gorgeously sunny with blue skies!!!