Author name: Missy

Mt. Emma and The Pallett Family

Missy / January 4, 2016

Mount Emma Mount Emma (5273ft) is a semi-desert peak in the northwest San Gabriels, above Antelope Valley and was named after the reputedly […]

Missy / December 29, 2015

Emma Mine Mining in the Soledad Canyon region took off in the 1870s with new gold discoveries in the Acton area

Missy / December 27, 2015

Llano Del Rio The “alternative future” for Los Angeles The picturesque ruins of Llano Del Rio can be seen from

Missy / December 23, 2015

Winston Peak The high country of the San Gabriels are richly forested, dotted with pines and boulders in which panoramic

Missy / December 13, 2015

Puritan Mine In plain sight from the 14 freeway, an inoperative 5-stamp mill stands as a relic of a very old operation.

Missy / December 1, 2015

Louie Newcomb Cabin Casually thumbing through a trails book from the 1980s called 106 Tops in the Angeles Forest by

Missy / September 18, 2015

Saucer Canyon Mine Saucer Canyon is a small tributary that feeds Millard Creek in the San Gabriels and is also

Missy / May 13, 2015

Billy Heaton Mine The Billy Heaton Mine (Queenie) is located right off the East Fork trail that goes to Bridge

Missy / May 7, 2015

Upper Big Tujunga Last weekend we decided to thru-hike Upper Big Tujunga, a 3-mile adventure from Big Tujunga Road Bridge to the Colby

Missy / May 1, 2015

Dutch Louie Tunnel Down in Pacoima Creek sits a crumbling tunnel from the 19th century that stands testament to the era of