Source of this article – Thousand Oaks Acorn, May 26, 2005. By Sophia Fischer, sfischer@theacorn.com A new bike facilities master plan was approved by the Thousand Oaks City Council last week. Council members hope the additional 80 miles of bike paths and lanes may help improve the growing traffic congestion Read more
Hikers fixated on conquering the Pacific Crest Trail share their thoughts — and about five miles — as the route winds through the Angeles National Forest. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2005. By Vernon Loeb, Times Staff Writer Brandon BRAGG stops on the Pacific Crest Read more
Source of this article – Moorpark Acorn, May 19, 2005. By Angelo Salvucci, MD Now that the rains are over and the weather is warming, the Southern Pacific rattlesnake can be expected to be active. This venomous snake may be found on remote hiking trails as well as in suburban Read more
The Sam Merrill Trail, carved into the mountains of the Angeles Forest, runs along the site of an early 1900s resort. Amid deep canyons and wide vistas, stone ruins and signs along the five-mile path Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2005. By Vernon Loeb, Times Read more
Rescue team hijacks helicopter for own use The St George Spectrum, May 7, 2005. Washington County Search and Rescue did get called out Friday to rescue a mountain biker who had broken a leg, Cox said. The accident occurred at Little Creek Mountain, southwest of Apple Valley. Cox did not know Read more
Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2005, and the IMBA web site Joe Robinson Mountain bikers may soon put knobby rubber on unpaved park roads under an agreement announced Monday between the National Park Service and the International Mountain Biking Assn. The deal would let mountain Read more
Volunteer Jim Nowatzki goes mano a mano with overgrown trails at Ed Davis Park. But with singed canyons recovering from the 2003 blazes, he wouldn’t have it any other way. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2005. By Hugo Martín, Times Staff Writer On a warm, Read more
Christopher Reynolds takes the wild ride into Copper Canyon. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2005. By Christopher Reynolds, Times Staff Writer The shrine of the Virgin Mary is the tip-off: It’s all diabolical from here. My bike and I have been skidding and sliding for Read more
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
The parents of a mountain biker who was killed by a cougar last year in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park will drop a wrongful-death lawsuit against Orange County because of numerous protests from cyclists. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2005. By RACHANA RATHI, Times Staff Writer Read more