Fire in Angeles National Forest, CA

Smoke rises over the San Gabriel Mountains, from a new wildfire, as seen today from Claremont, CA.

Littlerock Reservoir, CA

Inside the Angeles National Forest, the Littlerock Reservoir provides a place for picnicking, boating, swimming and fishing.

Angeles Crest and Angeles Forest Highways, CA, after the Station Fire

Charred remains of trees and other vegetation against a still-beautiful mountain backdrop, burned in the Station Fire from late August through mid-October 2009, as seen for miles and miles along the Angeles Crest and Angeles Forest Highways.  To see photos taken along the same route, less than a week before flames broke out,  click here.

The former site of The Hidden Springs Cafe.

Big Tujunga Canyon Road, CA

Connecting the Angeles Forest Highway with Sunland, CA, Big Tujunga Canyon Road snakes through scenic, mountainous areas of the Angeles National Forest, much of which was burned in the Station Fire.

The Hidden Springs Cafe on Angeles Forest Highway Succumbs to the Station Fire

I have been wondering if the Hidden Springs Cafe, which is in an isolated part of the Angeles National Forest, survived the Station Fire.  Unfortunately, I found a report on the LA Times Blog that it burned to the ground.  Above:  a photo taken on August 22nd, less than a week before the fire started.  Click here to see the scenery along the Angeles Forest and Angeles Crest Highways, much of which, I assume, has burned.  Here is a link to what remains of the Hidden Springs Cafe.

Update on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:17PM by Karin Jeske

A photo of the site of the Hidden Springs Cafe taken on January 10, 2010.

Station Fire from La Crescenta, CA

The Station Fire as seen last night from La Crescenta, CA.

Mount Baldy, CA

Above: the chair lift that travels up Mount Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains.  Mount Baldy is about one hour east of Los Angeles, and the area provides great mountain vistas, rustic inns and restaurants, hiking, camping, mountain biking and skiing.

Many wildflowers still in bloom along the way.

Above and below: yucca plants in full bloom.

 

Above:  an example of a Native American dwelling.

Below: an example of a dwelling built during the Gold Rush.

Above:  the San Antonio River valley.

Above and below:  San Antonio Falls, a 1/2 mile hike from the main road.

 

Above: a mountain biker starting the ride down Mount Baldy.

Above:  the hiking trail on Mount Baldy.