Mulholland Drive

The highway challenges motorists on a daily basis with a series of snake-like twists and turns.  (Damon Winter / LAT)

A shroud of fog and clouds descend on Mulholland Drive as it winds its way through the hills of Studio City.  (Myung J. Chun / LAT)

Forested sections like this one west of Beverly Glen make it easy to forget that motorists are traveling through a metropolis of more than 10 million people.  (Damon Winter / LAT)

The taillights of a Porsche cut their own zig-zag path on Mulholland Drive west of Coldwater Canyon.  (Damon Winter / LAT)

A nighttime ride on Mulholland Drive above the lights of Los Angeles has been a ritual experience for many residents.  (Damon Winter / LAT)