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National Forests and Recreation Areas

Fee-Free Weekend in the Angeles National Forest and Beyond

August 12, 2010

Are you too cheap to spring five bucks to spend a day in our local National Forest? Then you’re in luck, because this Saturday and Sunday, August 14th and 15th, the Angeles National Forest is celebrating a Fee-Free Weekend. For these days, you will not need to purchase or display an Adventure Pass while parking [...]

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Angeles National Forest Site Updated

August 9, 2010

No, they still haven’t uploaded a high-res PDF map of the closure area, but they have released an easy-to-read list of what’s open and what’s not. The page lists trails, campgrounds, and areas throughout the Angeles National Forest. It’s simple to understand and lists the appropriate contact numbers for the different ranger districts in the [...]

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Hiking the Devil’s Postpile

June 8, 2010

An under 6-mile trail in Devil’s Postpile National Monument. This is spectacular Sierra scenery all around, with the Wild and Scenic San Joaquin River, several waterfalls, and the Postpile itself – an exquisite example of columnnar basalt. While the Monument itself is small, it is nestled within the Inyo National Forest, with plenty of opportunities [...]

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A Santa Anita Canyon Proposal

June 2, 2010

Last week, my little sister and her boyfriend stayed with me for a few days. As is my policy with all out-of-town guests, they were allowed to do the generic Hollywood type stuff as long as they agreed to join me on a hike. And so, for the second weekend in a row, I found [...]

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Parts of the Angeles National Forest Re-Opened

May 26, 2010

Good news, everyone! Starting today, May 26th, several areas of the Station Fire Burn Area are officially re-opened for public use. While the vast majority of the Burn Zone remains closed, the Magic Mountain Wilderness is now re-opened, as are the majorities of the Pleasant View Wilderness, West Fork of the San Gabriel River, Rincon [...]

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Adams’ Pack Station Under Threat From Health Department

March 15, 2010

The Adams’ Pack Station at Chantry Flats is one of the last operating pack stations in the country. It, along with most of Santa Anita Canyon, was spared during the Station Fire, but now the historic general store may be forced to close its doors by the L.A. County Health Department. According to a recent [...]

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Hiking Los Liones Trail to Parker Mesa

January 4, 2010

A 7.3 mile hike from the Pacific Palisades to a popular overlook in Topanga State Park. The first part of this hike – the Los Liones Trail – is one of the most lush riparian canyons I’ve seen in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s gently graded, moderately shady, and definitely worth a look even if [...]

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Early Photos of the Station Fire Area

December 10, 2009

A combination of work busyness and recent rain closures … along with a desire to not get too depressed … have prevented me from driving through the Station Fire burn area to take pictures, but it didn’t stop the GeekHiker, who made the trip last weekend. He posted a pretty stark set of photos on [...]

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Wet Weather on the Way

December 4, 2009

Today, the National Weather Service released a Special Weather Statement for Southern California, warning of an incoming weather system that has the potential to pour a significant amount of rain in the Station Fire burn area. Beginning late Sunday, a very cold low pressure system will settle in across Oregon and Northern California, increasing our [...]

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Station Fire Image from Space

November 25, 2009

If you were wondering exactly which areas within the Station Fire burn area were burned and which were spared, you can thank NASA for giving us some information. On November 19th, an unmanned Predator B drone flew over the Station Fire burn area and took detailed images with an Autonomous Modular Scanner. Unfortunately, the picture’s [...]

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