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Santa Anita Canyon

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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Have You Ever Wondered What It Looks Like Inside One Of Those USFS Cabins?

April 29, 2010

You’ve seen them before – lining picturesque canyons like Santa Anita and Icehouse. If you’re like me, you’ve probably even fantasized about owning one – but unless you know someone who owns one, you’ve probably never been inside one. Thankfully, a YouTube user by the name of PackerGreg decided to post this short video of [...]

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Adams’ Pack Station Update and Fundraiser

April 2, 2010

Yesterday, the LA Times ran a piece on the Adams’ Pack Station at Chantry Flats, which is currently under siege by the LA County Health Department – and the news is good, but not great. The County has agreed to drop some of its demands due to the historic nature of the building, but the [...]

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Updated Losses in the Station Fire

September 2, 2009

Saved (for now): the Mount Wilson Observatory. Lost: The historic Vetter Mountain Fire Lookout. In Danger of Becoming Lost: Chantry Flats’ 100+ year old cabins, Sturtevant’s Camp, and the last remaining pack station in California. The area is currently under mandatory evacuation, reportedly with plans to sacrifice Santa Anita Canyon. One thing’s for certain – [...]

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Fire Danger and Gate Closures

August 12, 2008

In response to high temperatures, drying vegetation, and increased visitation, the rangers in the Angeles National Forest have raised the official Fire Danger level from “high” to “very high” today. Fire restrictions remain the same — campfires in developed sites only, propane and gas stoves allowed with Fire Permit only. Also, reader D.W. Davidson wrote [...]

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Sierra Madre Wildfire

April 28, 2008

Under the weekend heatwave, I was enjoying my first post-surgery hike just off the Pacific Coast Highway. Further east, however, a wedding at Sturtevant Camp was interrupted when a wildfire started tearing up the mountains just north of Sierra Madre. The fire began just off Santa Anita Canyon Road and spread northwest toward Mount Harvard, [...]

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Hiking Santa Anita Canyon

February 17, 2008

A loop on multiple trails through one of the most picturesque and popular canyons in the San Gabriels. Multiple stream crossings, river cascades, shaded canyons and a 50 foot waterfall give way to thick forests, vine-covered trails, Jeffrey Pines, and eventually chaparral slopes of the front range. A beautiful trail with varied landscapes and plenty [...]

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