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Why hike in L.A.? There are as many answers as there are Angelenos who lace up boots and hit trails. Southern California’s mountains and forests can serve as an outdoor gym, a sanctuary from the urban buzz, a spiritual space to heal and reflect, a place to pose and be seen (especially on Instagram), an entry to the natural world of tarantulas and newts, and a place to scale an unthinkably high peak. For the devout, it’s a lifestyle choice that in nonpandemic times brings us closer as a community.
(Tomi Um / For the Times)
Where to start? There are roughly 1 million acres to explore in the L.A. area. The nation’s largest national park in an urban setting, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, offers 154,000 acres from Hollywood to Point Mugu. Continue east to Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area and Griffith Park, handy urban green spaces that are a freeway off-ramp away, then head east and north to the wilder Angeles National Forest where you can roam 700,
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To take the truly scenic route from Malibu to Pacific Palisades, you won’t need a car. Pull on your hiking boots and head out on the Backbone Trail to experience the most spectacular and wildest parts of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The trail’s 67½ miles travel to woodsy canyons filled with native oaks and sycamores; high points for views of the Channel Islands in one direction and the San Gabriel Mountains in the other; and 16-million-year-old rock spires that look more like Arizona than L.A. 1/5 A hiker walks near Mesa Peak along the Backbone Trail in Corral Canyon.
Covering everything from state franchise taxes to theme parks to electrical grid improvements, the Santa Clarita City Council voted on Tuesday to formally show its support for five pieces of pending legislation on the state and federal levels.
In support of Six Flags Magic Mountain, the City Council voted to support Assembly Bill 420, which would express the intent of the Legislature to have Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office modify the county COVID-19 tier framework for the reopening of amusement parks. The opening would occur at Tier 3, or at a moderate tier.
Additionally, the council voted to support Senate Bill 533 by state Sen. Henry Stern, D-Malibu, who represents western portions of the Santa Clarita Valley. The bill would require electrical service providers to replace, harden, and/or underground any electrical infrastructure that experiences recurring de-energization events, such as in Canyon Country.
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