Cape Horn Canyon
Cape Horn Canyon …the narrow, heavily-wooded gash of Cape Horn Canyon. A quarter-mile up the canyon is Cape Horn Falls, […]
Kelsey Silver Mine
Kelsey Mine In the 19th century when silver was discovered in the main canyon of the San Gabriel, two prominent
Mt. Wilson & Signal Peak
Mt. Wilson & Signal Peak As the foothill towns grew steadily in the 1880s, Wilsons peak became a favorite haunt
The Bad & the Ugly: John Knox Portwood
The Bad & the Ugly: John Knox Portwood John Knox Portwood was San Gabriel Canyon’s bad guy. He was a
Grizzly Flats
Grizzly Flats Upper Canyon Trail is a beautiful footpath in the front range which emerges from sylvan coverage into a
Mill Creek Falls
Mill Creek Falls Mill Creek Falls is a beautiful hidden cascade located in Big Tujunga Canyon of the Angeles National
East Fork Hike
East Fork Hike Thru-hiking the East Fork is a beloved adventure of the San Gabriels as the experience allows for
Devil Gulch Falls
Devil Gulch Falls Devil Gulch Falls drops 50-60 feet off a vertical moss-covered rock wall into a lush grotto. It
Buell’s Mining Folly
Buell’s Tunnel Henry C. Roberts and William Ferguson dominated the large scale hydraulic mining scene in the 1870s as the
Miner Finds Silver, Dies Drunk
Miner Finds Silver, Dies Drunk Today, motorists fly by on Highway 39, unaware of a canyon with a very dark