Lush With Flowers, Lousy With Tourists – Death Valley’s stunning bloom draws throngs, straining roads, motels and park services. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2005. By LOUIS SAHAGUN, Times Staff Writer DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK — In the midst of the most spectacular wild-flower bloom Read more…
Conflicts among hikers, bikers and horse riders cause dust-ups on the ground. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 22, 2005. By CHARLES DUHIGG, Times Staff Writer THE rain stopped, and scores of day hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders converged on the Mulholland Scenic Overlook trail, one Read more…
Rolling in agony and ecstasy: The path to Shangri-La in the Santa Anas pushes bikes and muscles to the thigh-burning limit. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2005. By ROY M. WALLACK, Special to The Times THE Santiago Truck Trail is no longer passable by trucks Read more…
Natural forces have limited man’s intrusion in the rugged landscape. Now a federal bill aims to keep it untrammeled. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2005. By JULIE CART, Times Staff Writer BLACK SANDS BEACH, Calif. — Pounding waves scour these jutting headlands, dredging rock and Read more…
Happy trails for all? When new homes are built next to wilderness areas, buyers and nature lovers battle over noise, parking and access. In Calabasas, they’ve figured out a way to keep the peace. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2004. By DARRELL SATZMAN Special to Read more…
One really twisted canyon – Tori Radaich leads the way to the sandstone slabs of Devil Canyon. OK, so the frogs didn’t show. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2004. By JORDAN RANE, Special to The Times IT’S a scalding Wednesday afternoon, just shy of rush Read more…
Flee the city and hang with geezer trees – Rich Handley finds refuge in a grove of native oaks in the Ojai Valley preserve he manages. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, September 7, 2004. WILLS CANYON stands out as a slice of the Ojai Valley as it Read more…
Marlen Mertz takes a spin through lush Rustic Canyon, where a staircase leads to sweeping ridge-top views. Photographer Jamie Rector follows along on the trek. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2004. Marlen Mertz Every step through Rustic Canyon reveals a rich history, from the remnants Read more…
Adjusting to a Lion in Their Midst: After the city posts signs warning of recent sightings, some hikers in Griffith Park take steps to alter their routines. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2004. Christiana Sciaudone and Steve Hymon | Times Staff Writers As dawn broke Read more…
Poisonous past: A 72-mile bike path covers northern Idaho’s once-toxic mining debris. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2004. Guy Hand | Special to The Times Idaho will officially open the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, one of the longest bike paths in the country, on Read more…